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IADEMO2004

(5,554 posts) Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:40 AM Mar 2019

Iowa US Senate race 2020...........crickets................

Where do I look? Ernst may have been great in the National Guard but she is a United States Senator now. Her rise to Senate GOP Leadership was a reward for staying on script and supporting the destruction of every thing good in the United States.

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Iowa US Senate race 2020...........crickets................ (Original Post) IADEMO2004 Mar 2019 OP

I have been talking to local leaders and they hear nothing either rurallib Mar 2019 #1

Parental leave proposal was reported in Omaha paper as if it was not worthy of The Onion.com IADEMO2004 Mar 2019 #2

Hoping Sand exposes the Medicaid scam for what it is rurallib Mar 2019 #3

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

1. I have been talking to local leaders and they hear nothing either

Reply to IADEMO2004 (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:22 AM

Mar 2019

I was hoping that by now there would be at least one group or person focusing on her BS like her idiotic "Make 'em squeal" or her recent parental leave proposal. As you said *crickets*

I am hopeful that after the legislative session, maybe one of our senators or representatives may step forward. Unless your name is Tom Vilsack, though, you will have a name recognition problem around the state. Vilsack has said no already.

Liz Mathis of Cedar Rapids comes to mind first for me. She has some name recognition and is good in front of cameras.

Robb Hogg made a run in 2016 before losing to Patty Judge, so he also has some name recognition. Since his run he has been touring the state and keeping the emails flowing. To me that suggests a run.

Dailykos suggested Rob Sand as the only Democratic statewide elected official would be a fit. People I spoke to said Sand would probably stay where he is at.

One person suggested JD Scholten after his close run at Steve King, but he seems focused on taking King out in 2020.

Meanwhile Iowa media acts like Joni lapdogs, IMHO

Joni's approach to her job seems to be to do little and please the Kochs and the Trump right.

IADEMO2004

(5,554 posts)

2. Parental leave proposal was reported in Omaha paper as if it was not worthy of The Onion.com

Reply to rurallib (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:53 AM

Mar 2019

If you were to use her proposed benefit and die before retirement does Joni plan bill your estate? I very much like Rob Sand making Iowa GOP choke on their accounting practices. I know it's early but the GOP clawing grasping stealing bunch of misfits are eating our foundations while we are fretting over Beto and Bernie

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

3. Hoping Sand exposes the Medicaid scam for what it is

Reply to IADEMO2004 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:59 AM

Mar 2019

If he did it would really boost his cred.

Joni's proposal was the Ivanka plan from about 6 months ago that was laughed off the airwaves.

And right you are - another round of voter suppression, this time aimed directly at Iowa City and Ames.

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