NEW RATING: Cook Political Report Moves Senate Race Towards Democrats, Underscoring Vulnerability of Ernst’s Re-Election
With Approval Rating In Freefall and “Apparent Vulnerabilities” Dragging Down Her Campaign, Senator Ernst’s Election-Year Prospects Worsen By the Day On the heels of an Iowa poll showing the third-most unpopular senator in the country Senator Joni Ernst has grown drastically more unpopular with Iowa voters, the Cook Political Report has shifted its race rating […]
IDP Statement on U.S. Senate Vote on COVID-19 Relief Package
Today, following the U.S. Senate vote passing a relief package providing vital aid to Iowans most in need, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement: “This relief package – providing Iowans paid sick leave, food and financial safety nets, free testing, and more – is a vital, yet overdue, measure to help […]
McConnell-Backed Dark Money Group Floods Iowa TV Rewriting Ernst’s Career Opposition to Lowering Cost of Prescription Drugs
Days after an Iowa poll showed Senator Joni Ernst’s approval rating has plummeted 10 points with voters, Mitch McConnell’s dark money group “One Nation” has launched a near-million dollar ad campaign to rewrite Ernst’s record of blocking efforts to lower prescription drug costs. The dark money ad continues the same effort in vain that Senator […]
As COVID-19 Reaches Community Spread in Iowa, Senator Ernst Must Demand Immediate Passage of Vital Relief Package
With 22 contracted cases of COVID-19 in Iowa, reaching community spread, it’s long-past time for Senator Joni Ernst to end her election-year politics and immediately pass the urgent relief package she failed to fight for last week. As Iowa schools were shutting down and workers sent home, Senator Ernst could have used her rank in […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Upcoming County Conventions
Today, regarding the upcoming County Conventions on March 21, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement: “Today, the Iowa Democratic Party is announcing it will postpone County Conventions to a future date to be determined. After extensive consultation with County Chairs, the State Central Committee, party leaders, and public health officials, we […]
County Convention Update on COVID-19
Consistent with our values, the health and public safety of all Iowans is the number one priority of the Iowa Democratic Party. Our state and country are facing a period of uncertainty due to the spread of the coronavirus, and as such, the IDP is making the following determination over the coming days. In advance […]
Ernst’s Election-Year Education Cover-up: Trying to Erase Five Years of Voting Against Iowa Students
Senator Ernst Can’t Hide From Her Radical Record of Fighting Against Student Loan Relief and Pell Grants Expansions, Enabling Betsy DeVos’ Gutting of Public Education Facing plunging poll numbers and ranked as the third-most unpopular senator in the country, endangered Senator Joni Ernst is doing everything she can to erase her yearslong record chock-full of […]
ICYMI: Opinion: Joni Ernst Seems More Committed to Working with Big Pharma Than to Lowering Drug Prices
After five years of opposing meaningful reforms to lower prescription drug costs, Senator Joni Ernst has launched an eleventh-hour cover-up to pretend she’s been fighting for Iowa seniors and families all along. But, as polls are showing, voters aren’t fooled by Ernst’s election-year reversals. Read below as a 35-year Iowa public employee holds Senator Ernst […]
IDP Chair Mark Smith Statement on Iowa Republican Senate President Charles Schneider Retirement
Today, following the announcement of Iowa Republican Senate President Charles Schneider’s retirement, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement. The retirement comes as SD22’s party registration advantage flipped in February, now with more registered Democrats than registered Republicans. “It is a tell-tale sign of the GOP’s 2020 election nightmare that the Republican […]
SHOT/CHASER: Ernst v. Iowans on Protecting the Affordable Care Act
The third-most unpopular senator in the country Senator Joni Ernst has worked for five years to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but the vital program is “more popular than ever” – leading to some tough confrontations in even some of the most conservative parts of Iowa: SHOT: Senator Joni Ernst: “Obamacare was a health insurance […]