Reynolds Takes Political Victory Lap While Pandemic Spreads
Packing plant cases skyrocket as Trump and Reynolds demand plants continue production but not worker protections DES MOINES — Today, Governor Reynolds is on her way to the White House for a national encore on the confusion, chaos, and worsening crisis caused by her and Trump’s failed response to this pandemic. The visit comes as […]
A Day Enabled by Ernst: Anti-ACA Judge Begins Confirmation Hearings as Democrats Submit Arguments To Defend ACA Against GOP Lawsuit To Overturn It
McConnell “Protege” and Ernst-Backed Justin Walker Could Use Seat on Second-Highest Court to Threaten Iowans’ Health Coverage for Decades The stakes of this election are more clear than ever today, as the health coverage of over 150,000 Iowans and health protections for 1.3 million Iowans with pre-existing conditions are put on the line by direct […]
Ernst Applauds “Strong Leadership” From Federal Government as Iowa Worker Dies from COVID-19 After Being Denied Testing, Treatment
Campaigning Behind the Government’s Failed Response, Senator Ernst Once Again Put Her Political Ambitions Over the Lives of Iowans On the same day Iowans read the heart-wrenching story of a plant worker dying from COVID-19 after being denied testing and treatment, Senator Joni Ernst heaped praise on the “strong leadership from the White House” as […]
NEW POLL: Senator Ernst’s Approval Tumbles to 37%, Falling Eight Points With Six Months Until Election
A new poll today shows Senator Joni Ernst’s election-year woes are only growing worse: her approval rating dropped 8% since December, and with just six more months until Election Day, Ernst now finds herself underwater and increasingly out-of-step with Iowa voters. https://iowademocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-04-at-9.10.38-AM.png Only 37% of Iowans approve of Senator Ernst’s job performance, with only 19% […]
Reynolds Ignores Experts and Workers As Cases Continue to Climb
DES MOINES — On the same day that Iowa reported another single-day high number of deaths related to COVID-19, Governor Reynolds touted the early re-opening in parts of the state — including 5 counties that just reported their first case. Instead of giving Iowans the opportunity to hear from public officials or medical experts, Reynolds […]
REMINDER: As Iowa Faces Record 740 New Cases, 8 Deaths – Senator Ernst Pushed for Iowa to ‘Reopen’ Today
Blindly Pushing Her Party’s Agenda, Senator Ernst Called for Iowa to “Reopen” At End of April Despite New Outbreaks and Peak Yet to Come Senator Ernst’s Reckless Push Comes as Polling Shows Voters Trust Democrats More to Responsibly Guide Our Country Through the Crisis Today – the date Senator Joni Ernst pushed for Iowa to […]
NEW REPORT: Ernst Hid Campaign Staffers In Arrangement that Experts Say May Have Violated the Law
For Months Ernst Shielded The Names of Her Staffers, Raising More Questions About Ties Between Campaign and a Dark Money Group Founded by her Top Political Aides A new Daily Beast report details how Senator Joni Ernst used a “subtle accounting maneuver” that campaign finance experts say “may have violated the spirit, and possibly the […]
Senator Ernst Must Disavow AFP, ALEC After New Push to Decimate Iowa’s Biofuel Industry
As Iowa communities are struggling to survive an unprecedented crisis, several of Senator Joni Ernst’s Big Oil boosters are now trying to capitalize on the pandemic to cripple Iowa’s biofuels industry for good. In a letter to President Trump – signed by 24 anti-ethanol groups including Americans for Prosperity, who “launched” Senator Ernst’s career, and […]
Ernst vs. Reality: Iowa “Has Fared Pretty Well” in COVID-19 Crisis
After months of downplaying the toll of the COVID-19 crisis and recklessly calling for Iowa to “reopen,” Senator Joni Ernst has once again shown there’s no length she won’t go to disregard the catastrophe facing Iowa communities: ERNST: “Iowa has fared pretty well… We have not been hit nearly as hard as some of the […]
Will Senator Ernst Force Iowa Government Down McConnell’s ‘Bankruptcy Route?’ All Signs Say Yes.
Deriding Funding as “Pork” and a “Bailout” for “Poor Choices,” Senator Ernst Has Opposed Vital Aid to Localities Devastated by the Pandemic As Iowa communities face “major budget problems” brought on by COVID-19 impacting at least 25% of local revenue, Senator Joni Ernst continues to stand in the way of vital relief for state and […]