What People Are Saying About the 2020 Hall of Fame Celebration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 28, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org What People Are Saying About the Iowa Democratic Party’s 2020 Hall of Fame Celebration During the IDP’s Hall of Fame event, Vice President Biden emphasized Iowa as a critical battleground state in the 2020 election DES MOINES  — On Sunday, the Iowa Democratic Party held its […]

Iowa Dems Dispatch: Highlights from the Hawkeye State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 24, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Dems Dispatch: Highlights from the Hawkeye State Momentum continues to grow for Iowa Democrats as this weekend marks 100 days out from the election DES MOINES  — This weekend marks 100 days out from the election in November, and Iowa Democrats had an exciting week. […]

Trump and Reynolds’ Chaotic COVID Response Ripples Across The State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 24, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Trump and Reynolds’ Chaotic COVID Response Ripples Across The State As Cases Surpass 40,000 Iowans suffer as Reynolds follows in lock-step with Trump’s refusal to offer help or expand testing during the COVID-19 pandemic DES MOINES  — The disastrous impact of President Trump and Governor Reynolds’ […]

Miller-Meeks Doesn’t “Know What Fully Funding Funding Schools Means”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 23, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org As Rita Hart Spends The Day Listening to Iowa Educators, A Reminder That Miller-Meeks Doesn’t “Know What Fully Funding Funding Schools Means”  DES MOINES  — While Rita Hart spent this morning listening to Iowa teachers and educators about the challenges they anticipate this fall, her support […]

Where Senator Ernst Stands on New Pandemic Relief

Senator Ernst Has Repeatedly Claimed Credit For Measures She Opposed – Now, She’s Standing in the Way of Critical Relief for Working Families As Congress considers new pandemic relief, Senator Joni Ernst has already begun to lay the groundwork for covering up her record of prioritizing funding for big corporations and special interests, while standing […]

Roundup: Hinson Plagiarism Scandal Exposed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 21, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Roundup: Hinson Plagiarism Scandal Exposed Hinson’s plagiarism habit — including content stolen from Congresswoman Finkenauer’s website —  revealed by the New York Times and several Iowa outlets DES MOINES  — Yesterday, the New York Times exposed State Rep. Ashley Hinson’s history of repeatedly plagiarizing in campaign […]

VIDEO: Ernst’s Plan for Health Care: 75 Seconds, 199 Words, Zero Solutions

On this weekend’s Iowa Press, Senator Joni Ernst was asked to explain her backup plan to restore health care if the GOP’s lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act is successful – an effort she silently supports that could kick 227,000 Iowans off of coverage. Despite the stakes, the best response Senator Ernst could muster […]

Hinson’s campaign has blatantly plagiarized over a dozen times

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 20, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org NYT: A former television reporter running for Congress from Iowa plagiarized passages at least a dozen times. Hinson’s campaign has blatantly and repeatedly plagiarized over a dozen times, including from Congresswoman Finkenauer’s website DES MOINES  — This morning, the New York Times exposed State Rep. Ashley […]

5 Worst Moments of Ernst’s “Iowa Press” Train Wreck Interview

No Plan for Health Care, Defending Her Vote for a Fossil Fuel Lobbyist to Run the EPA, Partisan Hypocrisy, “Discussion” – Not Action Endangered incumbent Senator Joni Ernst has faced widespread scrutiny for disastrous TV interviews across her six years in Washington, but her partisan hypocrisy and nonanswers on this week’s Iowa Press made it […]

Pompeo Tries to Hide from Trump’s Disastrous Impact on Farmers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 17, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Pompeo Tries to Do Damage Control for Trump’s Disastrous Impact on Farmers during Iowa Trip Secretary of State Pompeo’s Farm Bureau round table is a shameless attempt to divert from Trump’s repeated attacks on Iowa farmers DES MOINES — Today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is […]