Reynolds Praised Trump After He Denied Aid After Derecho
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 26, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Reynolds Praised Trump After He Abandoned Iowans, Denied Aid in Hour of Need After Derecho Trump refused assistance to homeowners in 26 counties after the derecho, but last night Reynolds shamelessly praised him to score cheap political points DES MOINES — Last night during a display […]
IDP Releases Video Ahead of Ernst RNC Speech: “Party First”
Trailing with Swing Voters and Facing Fallout from her Base, Ernst Retreats to Mitch McConnell’s Playbook to Rewrite her Six Years of Hypocrisy and Partisan Games Ahead of Senator Joni Ernst’s partisan, divisive speech at tonight’s Republican National Convention, the Iowa Democratic Party released a new video, “Party First.” The video highlights key moments of […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Women’s Equality Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 26, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Women’s Equality Day DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Vice-Chair June Owens released the following statement on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment: “One hundred years ago today, after decades of struggle and sacrifice from activists, the 19th Amendment was […]
Iowa Democrats Call Out Trump’s Failed COVID-19 Response
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 25, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democrats Call Out Reynolds Playing Partisan Games by Praising Trump’s Failed COVID-19 Response Party Chair Mark Smith and State Treasurer Fitzgerald called out Trump and Reynolds’ ineffective agenda as COVID-19 spread threatens Iowans’ lives and livelihoods DES MOINES — On a press call ahead of […]
Does Ernst Agree With McConnell that Iowa Postal Workers are Pushing “Overblown Conspiracy Theories” on Cut Services?
While Ernst is Silent, Postal Workers Across Iowa are Demanding She Push for Critical USPS Relief For weeks, Senator Joni Ernst has silently stood behind the GOP’s cuts to the U.S. Postal Service and failed to condemn her party’s explicit effort to break our election system and disenfranchise voters. After the U.S. House passed $25 […]
NEW REPORT: Hinson Legislation Copied from DC Special Interest Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 24, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org NEW REPORT: Hinson State House Legislation Copied Straight from DC-Based Special Interest Group Latest example of Hinson’s DC-driven campaign stealing others’ ideas uncovered after she plagiarized campaign materials DES MOINES — “Recovering journalist” State Rep. Ashley Hinson can’t seem to get out from under the plagiarism […]
Voters Need to Know: Ernst Took Illegal Contributions & Broke Anti-Corruption Laws; Voted for Secret $500b Slush Fund & Against Paid Family Leave
Iowa voters need to continue to hear that: Ernst’s campaign knowingly and illegally accepted illegal contributions and violated anti-corruption laws through her ties to dark money; and As the coronavirus pandemic was spreading in America, Joni Ernst voted against paid sick leave for Iowans – twice – and opposed more relief for our Iowa hospitals […]
Trump Left Behind Suffering Iowans With Failure to Act On Derecho
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, August 23, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Trump Left Behind Suffering Iowans With Failure to Act On Derecho The Cedar Rapids Gazette Editorial Board outlined the ways in which Iowans suffered because Trump took too long to approve relief DES MOINES — Almost a week ago, President Trump claimed to have approved disaster […]
Battleground Iowa Launches Weekend of Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 21, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Battleground Iowa Launches Weekend of Action Building on the momentum from the DNC Convention, Battleground Iowa’s first Weekend of Action is this weekend DES MOINES — This weekend, Iowa Democrats are building on the excitement from the DNC Convention to launch Battleground Iowa’s first Weekend of […]
Iowa Dems Dispatch: Convention Special Edition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 21, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Dems Dispatch: Convention Special Edition This week Iowa Democrats celebrated the DNC Convention as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris officially became the party’s nominees to oust Trump in November DES MOINES — This week, Iowa Democrats celebrated the DNC’s one-of-a-kind virtual convention where Joe Biden […]