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Brad Zaun’s “Experience”

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Today we’re releasing a new Web ad to show what Brad Zaun, Republican candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, is campaigning on: his experience.

For more on the incident, check out the Des Moines Register’s original article.,

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Iowa GOP Embraces Karl Rove and Failed Bush-Era Policies

Friday, August 20th, 2010

DES MOINES – Tonight the Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) will welcome Karl Rove, the mastermind of Bush-era deficit spending and jobs killing measures. Rove will headline a private fundraiser for the RPI tonight at the State Fair that is closed to the public and press.

“The support of failed Bush-era policies by Iowa Republicans couldn’t be more clear. Not only do Republican candidates openly advocate returning us to the very policies that put our nation into an economic crisis, they are welcoming the man responsible,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky. “It’s clear Iowa Republicans support Bush’s deficit spending, tax cuts for the rich and an unregulated Wall Street allowed to run our economy into the ground.”

“Rove’s visit confirms that Iowa Republicans like Terry Branstad and Chuck Grassley want nothing more than a return to failed Bush-era economic and social policies,” added Dvorsky.

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The Case of the Disappearing Senator

Monday, August 16th, 2010

DES MOINES - For three decades Iowa’s senior Senator has bragged about doing town halls in all 99 counties, but now that he’s involved in his toughest reelection ever, Senator Grassley has stopped doing public events in favor of private fundraisers with Republicans like Newt Gingrich. Since the Senate recessed for the month on August 6th, Senator Grassley has not released his public schedule once.

“Iowans look forward to Senator Grassley’s town hall meetings and the incendiary rhetoric he spouts, like last summer when he misled Iowans to believe the health care reform bill would let the government decide when to ‘pull the plug on grandma,’” said Sue Dvorsky, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.  ”Is the Senator who brags about being one of the people hiding from the people?”

Grassley’s opponent Roxanne Conlin has held well-publicized town hall meetings in all 99 counties and to date she’s held more than 125 of these public forums.

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DNC Chairman Kaine to Visit Iowa in August

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

DES MOINES, IA – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Sue Dvorsky today announced Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine is coming to Iowa in August to attend the state fair and other events for Iowa Democrats.

“We are thrilled to welcome Chairman Kaine to our state next month. I know I speak for all Iowa Democrats in saying that his leadership of the DNC has been an asset to Democrats across the entire state as we prepare for continued electoral success in November,” said Dvorsky. “Since becoming Chairman, he has continued to fight for Democratic candidates and causes in all 50 states, with the belief that every community and voter matters.”

Chairman Kaine will be in Des Moines on Tuesday, August 17th for the state fair and other events in the area.

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GOP’s False Attacks Continue Despite Proven I-JOBS Success

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Management today announced that Governor Culver’s I-JOBS program was responsible for employing 7,079 Iowans in June, creating or retaining jobs in every county while strengthening the state’s infrastructure and economy. Despite this success, Republicans continue to level false attacks on the I-JOBS program.

“Terry Branstad is deliberately misleading Iowans,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chair Sue Dvorsky. “It’s time for Republicans to stop using false rhetoric to attack a program that is creating jobs and building our infrastructure without raising taxes or adding a burden to future generations. Iowans deserve real, honest leadership and that’s what they have in Chet Culver.”

Ignoring his own record yet again Terry Branstad, backed by the Republican Party of Iowa (RPI), was quick to mislead voters about I-JOBS:

Rhetoric: I-JOBS has not created any jobs.
Reality: Even Branstad’s own administration argued in 1983 that infrastructure investments would create jobs, saying “as a rule of thumb, one construction job is created for every $25,000, expended on such projects…that will in turn create 70 jobs on the secondary area…” (Spencer Daily Reporter, 1/24/83). When adjusted for inflation, Branstad’s own math shows that I-JOBS should create almost 16,000 jobs.

Rhetoric: I-JOBS has not created any long-term jobs
Reality: Since its obvious I-JOBS is already creating jobs, Branstad is backtracking and claiming I-JOBS hasn’t created any long-term jobs.This too is false. Many of these projects haven’t created any long-term jobs yet because they are still under construction. I-JOBS will create long-term jobs in two ways. First: Some projects, such as fire stations, will require additional staffing once they are complete. Second and more importantly, infrastructure investments are one of the things private sector companies look at when examining potential locations to expand or move to. Private sector employers want their job sites to be protected from flooding, be served by rapid fire, police and EMS response, to be served by good road, rail and air links, and to have quality of life attractions for their employees.

Rhetoric: Future generations will have to pay for I-JOBS
Reality: The bonding for the entire I-JOBS program is funded by existing gaming revenue, without adding any debt to the budget.

Rhetoric: The total cost of I-JOBS is $1.7 billion
Reality: Iowa’s strong economy and triple-A bond rating saved taxpayers hundreds of millions to bring the total cost of the program to around $1.1 billion. As Governor, Terry Branstad bonded a total of $4.815 billion, mostly in short-term bonds just to fill gaps in his budget. I-JOBS was bonded responsibly to ensure continued economic growth.

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