REYNOLDS ROUND UP: Out of Touch, Out of Chances
Another week closer to election day, another week of bad news for the Reynolds campaign. This week showed the people of Iowa, once again, that the governor is out of touch with Iowa values, and Iowans are getting more and more fed up. “With the election a little more than a month out we’re seeing […]
Republicans Continue to Call Out Governor Reynolds For Running Purely Negative Campaign
Republican Strategist Craig Robinson Joins Chorus of Republican Politicians, Including Senator Chuck Grassley and Doug Gross, In Criticizing Reynolds’ Purely Negative Campaign Over the last several months voters have been bombarded with negative ads from Governor Reynolds, and more and more Republicans are speaking out, criticizing her for running such a solely negative campaign. Republican […]
ICYMI: “Steve King’s base shows cracks over his rhetoric on immigrants, Kavanaugh investigation”
Representative King’s all-tweet, no work brand of representation has fewer customers in 2018, while Scholten campaign continues to hustle in every corner of the district. A recent article from the Des Moines Register found that members of Representative Steve King’s base are abandoning him after years of mediocre representation out of step with the Iowa […]
#TBT: Reynolds Tried and Failed to Cover Up Illegal Budget Transfer
A year ago this week, Reynolds was dodging serious legal questions about using taxpayer money for political gain Reynolds and Republican leadership later admitted her transfer was not in compliance with the law This week, the Iowa Democratic Party is throwing it back to a year ago when Governor Reynolds – by her own admission – broke […]
TODAY: Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price Continues “Reynolds Record: Higher Education Cuts” Tour in Iowa City
Today, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price will be traveling to the University of Iowa to discuss with students how Governor Reynolds’ wasteful corporate giveaways have come at the expense of funding for higher education, shortchanging a generation of Iowans. By 2025, 68 percent of all Iowa jobs are expected to require education and training […]
ICYMI: Iowa Congressional Republicans Called Out For Doubling Down on Budget-Busting Corporate Giveaways
Des Moines Register Editorial Board Says the “GOP refuses to learn the obvious lesson that tax cuts do not pay for themselves” The Trump tax law has not helped working Iowans, but that didn’t stop Iowa’s Republican congressional delegation from doubling down on more tax cuts for the rich by voting for the Trump tax […]
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price to Visit Iowa Colleges and Universities on “Reynolds Record: Higher Education Cuts” Tour
This week, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price will be traveling to Iowa’s community colleges and universities to discuss how Governor Reynolds’ wasteful corporate giveaways have come at the expense of funding for higher education, shortchanging a generation of Iowans. By 2025, 68 percent of all Iowa jobs are expected to require education and training […]
Reynolds Roundup: Another Week, Another Crop of Bad Headlines for Governor Reynolds
Bad weeks have become a pattern with Governor Reynolds. With headlines ranging from yet another ethics scandal to more problems with sexual harassment in her administration, Reynolds’ outlook gets worse and worse by the day. “Week after week, Governor Reynolds cannot escape the consequences of her ethically challenged administration. Anyone who takes more than a […]
More Bad News for Reynolds Campaign as Two Elections Watchers Move Governor’s Race to “Toss Up”
Following Iowa Poll Showing Reynolds Lagging, Inside Elections and Daily Kos Become Fifth and Sixth Election Forecasters to Downgrade Her Chances This week, Inside Elections and Daily Kos both moved the gubernatorial race in Iowa to a toss up, becoming the fifth and sixth outlets to do so. This comes after weeks of bad headlines for Governor Reynolds, including […]
PRESS CONFERENCE: J.D. Scholten and Siouxland Community Highlight Republicans’ Rural Health Care Crisis
Watch the full press conference here. Today, 4th District Congressional candidate J.D. Scholten held a press conference in Sioux City as part of the “Republican Rural Health Care Crisis Tour.” Joined by State Senate Candidate Jackie Smith and Representative Tim Kacena, Scholten and members of the Siouxland community discussed the impact of Governor Reynolds’ and Iowa […]