BOMBSHELL: Ernst’s Campaign Vendor at Center of No-Bid PPE Scandal Faced Police Investigation for Sex-Related Crimes
Ernst Has Refused to Call Out Shady $8.5 Million in No-Bid State Contracts to Her Own Donor for Non-Medical Grade PPE Manufactured in China In a startling new investigation, Iowa Starting Line reported this morning that David Greenspon – a “well-connected Iowa Republican donor” and longtime campaign vendor for Senator Joni Ernst – was under […]
Ernst Can’t Escape Record of Knowingly & Illegally Accepting Prohibited Contributions, AP Report She Broke Anti-Corruption Laws
The big picture when it comes to Senator Joni Ernst is that she said she would make the Washington special interests squeal. But now Washington is as broken as ever, and Ernst has changed — forgetting Iowa and selling out to the corporate interests. The story that needs to continue to sink in for Iowans: […]
Iowa Dems Dispatch: Highlights from the Hawkeye State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 7, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Dems Dispatch: Highlights from the Hawkeye State Iowa Democrats had another exciting week full of high-profile endorsements and new ads showcasing their work to fight for Iowans DES MOINES — This week, momentum continued to grow for Iowa Democrats up and down the ballot with […]
New Economic Numbers Show Trump Has Failed Iowans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 7, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org New Economic Numbers Show Trump Has Failed Iowans with His Severe Mishandling of COVID-19 Trump’s recession was entirely preventable, but new unemployment numbers demonstrate just how much he has let down voters DES MOINES — This morning’s new unemployment numbers make it clearer than ever: Trump […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Voting Rights Act Anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 6, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Voting Rights Act Anniversary DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Vice-Chair June Owens released the following statement on the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act: “On the 55th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act, Iowans across […]
GOP Candidates Avoiding Disastrous Health Care Records at All Costs
Republican Congressional Candidates are desperate to side-step their atrocious attacks on health care DES MOINES — With less than 100 days until the November election, GOP congressional candidates in all four of Iowa’s districts are desperate to avoid talking about the top issue on voters’ minds during a global pandemic: health care. As their attacks […]
IDP Statement on Signing of Voting Rights Executive Order
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 5, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Signing of Voting Rights Executive Order DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement in response to Governor Reynolds signing a voting rights executive order today: “This order is long overdue news for the thousands of […]
New Round of Deere Layoffs as Ernst, GOP Hold Up Economic Relief
Senator Ernst Prioritizes Election-Year Politics as Jobless Benefits Expire, Businesses and Farms Face Unprecedented Hardships On Monday, Deere & Co. announced at least the fourth round of Iowa layoffs – nearly 600 jobs shed over the last year – as the company struggles under the “ripple effects” of the COVID-19 pandemic and the GOP’s haphazard […]
Reynolds Threatens Local School Districts At the Expense of Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 4, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Attack on Iowa Schools: Reynolds Threatens Local School Districts At the Expense of Students, Teachers, and Families This morning, in the governor’s latest public health disaster, Reynolds plowed over local district control as she gave new ultimatums to schools moving towards online learning DES MOINES — […]
Reynolds’ COVID Failure: Approval Rating Nose-Dives to Worst in Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 3, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Reynolds’ Coronavirus Failure Exposed As New Approval Rating Nose-Dives to Worst in Nation As COVID-19 cases continue to surge to nearly 46,000 across Iowa, Reynolds’ approval rating plummets to 28% DES MOINES — A poll released over the weekend made it clear exactly how many Iowans […]