IN THE NEWS: Senator Ernst “Losing Support” as Iowa Poll Shows Approval Rating in Freefall
Ernst’s Approval Rating “Plunges,” “Slips,” “Drops,” “Declines” In Election-Year Fallout With All Voters, Dropping 10 Points to Below 50% Eight months before the re-election fight of her life, a new Iowa Poll shows that endangered Senator Joni Ernst – the third-most unpopular senator in the country – is rapidly falling out of favor with Iowa […]
Modest School Funding Increase, No Thanks to Miller-Meeks
Ahead of funding deal, IA-02 candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks argued that public schools already have the resources they need DES MOINES — Yesterday, Republican leaders in the Iowa House and Senate agreed to a modest increase to public school funding far from what meets the needs of teachers and students across the state. Yet one Iowa […]
WATCH: Ernst Fumbles When Pressed On Her Campaign’s Illegal Coordination With Her Dark Money Group
After Months of Dodging Questions, Ernst Struggled to Explain Why She and Her Top Aides Broke Federal Law to Save Her Re-Election This weekend, the third-most unpopular senator in the country Senator Joni Ernst sat in the hot seat facing the public for one of the first times in months – and it was clear […]
IDP Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear ACA Case
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the GOP lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act without a replacement in place and end protections for pre-existing conditions coverage for Iowans: “If this lawsuit is successful, more than 187,000 Iowans will lose their health coverage, […]
ON THIS DAY: Senator Ernst Votes Against $600 Million in Bipartisan Emergency Funding For Opioid Crisis
Despite Her Promises to Address the Opioid Crisis, Ernst Voted Five Times Against Efforts to Fund Treatment and Prevention, Siding with Big Pharma Over Iowans Today marks the anniversary of Senator Joni Ernst’s 2016 vote to block $600 million in emergency funding to combat the opioid crisis, coming as Iowa faced a 46% increase in […]
IDP State Central Committee Certifies 2020 Iowa Caucus Results
DES MOINES — Today, the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee voted to certify the results of the 2020 Iowa Caucuses. The results now go to the Democratic National Committee. The state party will continue to follow the rules and procedures outlined in the DSP accordingly on any ongoing process. The precinct delegates elected on […]
ICYMI: Senator Ernst Recklessly Ignored CDC Officials And Voted to Cut $1 Billion From Disease Prevention Program
A new report by Iowa Starting Line details how Senator Joni Ernst rejected warnings from disease prevention experts and voted to eliminate $1 billion in funding for the CDC’s Prevention and Public Health Fund – which would have left the CDC in far worse shape to prevent emerging crises including coronavirus. The report comes as […]
Ahead of “Leap Day,” IDP Highlights Ernst’s Attempts to Leap Over Her Disastrous Health Care Record
Tomorrow, February 29, Iowans across the state will celebrate Leap Year by taking in a Leap Day concert in Waterloo, a potluck dance party in Ames, or a “Who Hops?” competition at the O’Brien County Conservation. But Senator Joni Ernst – the third-most unpopular senator in the country – is memorializing Leap Year in a […]
As Nation Focused on Coronavirus Crisis, Senator Ernst Was Busy Hosting Swanky Cigar Fundraiser
Last night, as Iowans turned their attention to the growing coronavirus crisis that has begun to spread into the United States, Senator Joni Ernst had her attention far elsewhere. In the midst of the administration’s coronavirus press conference to discuss the nation’s plan of action, Ernst was busy hosting a swanky cigar reception to raise […]
IDP Announces Results of Limited-Scope Precinct Caucus Recount
Updated results can be found at results.thecaucuses.org DES MOINES — Today, the Iowa Democratic Party announced the results of the limited-scope recount requests from the Buttigieg and Sanders campaigns. The results from the recounted precincts can be found here. The recount process resulted in no change to National Delegate allocation. Over a two-day period beginning […]