David Young Can’t Re-Write Record of Working For Special Interests

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 16, 2020   CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org David Young Can’t Re-Write His Record of Working For Special Interests, GOP Establishment Iowa voters rejected Young’s record of attacks on health care and workers once, and they’ll do it again in November   DES MOINES — Without any real strategy or message to voters, […]

ICYMI: Patty Judge reacts to Donald Trump Jr.’s Visit to Western Iowa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 15, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org ICYMI: Patty Judge reacts to Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to Western Iowa by Detailing the Real Issues Impacting Rural Iowans Former Iowa Lt. Governor Patty Judge weighed in on the lack of substance on rural issues coming from Donald Trump Jr. during a Iowa campaign stop […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 15, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org The Facts on Trump’s Ag Record: Trade War, Big Oil Handouts Disastrous For Iowa’s Farm Economy Trump’s Election Day political stunts can’t cover up years of failed leadership on agriculture DES MOINES — The recent incomplete attempt from Trump’s EPA to cater to farmers before Election […]

Ernst Must Answer on New Audio of Trump Privately Calling COVID-19 a “Killer” While Publicly Downplaying the Virus

Ernst Has Praised the President’s COVID-19 Response, But Twice “Declined to Answer Questions” Last Week on Audio of Trump Admitting He Misled Americans on COVID-19 Threat New audio released last night by CNN revealed that in April, President Trump privately disclosed that the coronavirus is a “plague” and “killer” – even as he publicly played […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 14, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democrats Agree Ethanol Stunt Can’t Cover Up Trump’s Broken Promises To Farmers 50 days from Election Day, Trump’s new ethanol announcement can’t make up for years of attacks on Iowa ethanol farmers DES MOINES – Trump’s EPA announcement carries little weight compared to the profits […]

Brutal Weekend Headlines Put More Pressure on Sen. Ernst to Apologize for COVID Conspiracies

Three Editorials, Op-Ed, National NPR Feature Make Clear: “Ernst Unfit to Serve Iowans“ Senator Joni Ernst earned yet another wave of scathing state and national headlines over the weekend for refusing to publicly apologize for spreading “worthless and dangerous” conspiracy theories that insult our frontline health care heroes and downplay the pandemic. Iowa editorial boards […]

Donald Trump Jr. Can’t Cover Up Trump’s Failed Coronavirus Response

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 14, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Donald Trump Jr. Can’t Cover Up the Economic Consequences of Trump’s Failed Coronavirus Response DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement ahead of Donald Trump Jr.’s campaign event in Treynor, IA: “It’s not surprising that the Trump campaign and Iowa […]

Iowa Colleges Caught In Crossfire Of Trump’s Failed COVID-19 Response

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 10, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa College Towns, Students Caught In Crossfire Of Trump’s Failed COVID-19 Response Trump’s intentional downplaying of the virus and failure to protect Iowans is hurting college towns, businesses, and students  DES MOINES — Nearly six months after the COVID-19 crisis was officially labeled a global pandemic, […]

EMAILS REVEAL: Ernst Refused to Publicly Apologize for Spreading Conspiracy Theories to Downplay the Pandemic

Report Comes as Senator Ernst AGAIN “Declined to Answer Questions” on Audio of Trump Admitting He Misled Americans on COVID-19 Threat After Senator Joni Ernst spent the better part of two weeks hiding from her COVID-19 conspiracy theory scandal, Iowa Starting Line is now reporting internal emails from the Iowa Medical Society revealing that Ernst […]

Iowa Trump Campaign Bus Tour Comes As COVID-19 Cases Spike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 9, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Reckless Statewide Iowa Trump Campaign Bus Tour Comes As COVID-19 Cases Spike 12-stop Trump bus tour rolls on as Iowa remains COVID-19 hotspot, Trump to blame DES MOINES — During the same week Iowa surpassed 70,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, the Trump campaign kicked off a 12-stop […]