100 Days of Silence: Senator Ernst *Still* Won’t Answer if She Supports the GOP Lawsuit to Repeal the ACA
After Bragging About Her “Courage” to Undermine Health Coverage, Ernst Refuses to Come Clean on Lawsuit She Enabled 100 days and counting – that’s how long the third-most unpopular senator in the country Joni Ernst has sheltered in silence on her party’s lawsuit to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act. Senator Ernst has spent years […]
MEMO: Washington Has Changed Senator Ernst – And Iowans Will Send Her Packing
To: Interested Parties From: Mark Smith, Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party Date: Monday, June 8, 2020 Re: Washington Has Changed Senator Ernst – And Iowans Will Send Her Packing Six years ago – thanks to hundreds of thousands of dark money dollars lifting her campaign from a non-starter – Joni Ernst became the Republican […]
Ernst Says “The Bank Is Not Open” In Pandemic Response, Despite Repeatedly Opening the Bank for Billion-Dollar Corporate Giveaways
After voting twice for a $500 billion coronavirus slush fund for the industries whose corporate PACs are bankrolling her campaign, Senator Joni Ernst told KHOW Radio that “the bank is not open” for critical aid for Iowa workers and communities devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite 165,000 Iowans out of work and local governments facing […]
Iowa Dems Kick off General Election with Statewide Weekend of Action
Record-breaking voter turnout shows momentum for Iowa Dems DES MOINES — This weekend, Iowa Democrats are kicking off the general election with a statewide weekend of action to organize around our values, bring new voices into our party, and engage our communities. County parties will host more than 50 events across the state including voter […]
PPP POLL: Voters Reject Senator Ernst and Another Six Years of Washington Corruption
Ernst’s Half-Decade of Failure Faces Categorical Condemnation: 38% Favorability, 38% Job Performance, 35% Approval of Pandemic Response A new PPP poll today shows precisely why Mitch McConnell and his dark money allies are pouring over $20 million into Iowa TVs to salvage Senator Joni Ernst’s re-election: Iowans know Senator Ernst, they don’t trust her, and […]
McConnell Dark Money Group Quintuples Iowa Ad Buy As Anxiety Mounts on Ernst’s Vulnerability
McConnell-Aligned “One Nation” Booked $5.3 Million In Iowa Ads, Their 2nd-Largest Ad Buy for Any GOP Incumbent and 5x Their Prior Reservation As the third-most unpopular senator in the country Joni Ernst kicks off the general election facing a “nosedive” in approval and “on the defensive,” one of Mitch McConnell’s dark money groups is not […]
IDP Statement on Tonight’s Primary Results
More than 487,000 Iowans and counting set new June primary voter turnout record Primary process exemplifies benefits of vote-by-mail for the general election Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement on tonight’s historic primary turnout and results: “This primary, Iowa voters turned out in record numbers to change the direction of our […]
MAJOR: Iowa Democrats Lead Voter Registration
DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith on the historic number of registered Democrats: “For the first time in at least two decades, there are more registered Democrats in Iowa than there are GOP or non-party registered voters. These steadily growing numbers make one thing clear: Iowans are ready to elect Democrats up-and-down […]
IDP Statement on George Floyd
Iowa Democratic Party Vice Chair June Owens released the following statement on George Floyd: “George Floyd should still be alive right now. His life was taken in a horrific act of racism that has long-targeted black Americans. This weekend, we stand with the thousands of Iowans across the state who are peacefully using their voice […]
ICYMI: Senator Ernst’s Actions on Worker Protections “Favor Corporate Interests Over Individuals”
Instead of Ensuring Workplace Safety, Senator Ernst Has Fallen in Line With McConnell’s “Redline” to Protect Corporate Backers Over Iowa Workers After praising orders to push plant workers back onto the line, Iowa Starting Line is reporting that Senator Ernst has now “taken up the mantle” from Mitch McConnell to ensure meatpacking executives have liability […]