Iowa and what that means for social justice(A wake up call on shadow money and elections) [View All]

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Iowa moved from a blue state to a red state last night in the house and governorship, we kept the senate (just like the nationals).

And what happened here, can happen anywhere.

We are one of the lowest states in unemployment.. We have a budget surplus. We have a growing manufacturing base. All of this you would think would have kept our Democrats in office in State level.

When the turnouts were looking so much above normal earlier in the morning and our GOTV early voting had been working.. I was very hopeful. By the end of the day I had had six calls for rides to the polls

But we had been targeted by money and the tea party. Do not for a second believe that the tea party is fiscal only. Rachael is 100% right on that. The outside T people joined hands with Vanderplatts and the values people.

Our three judges that gave us legal marriage for all.. were targeted and recalled.

This is just the first step, to overturning legal marriage for everyone.

EDIT TO ADD: we also have one of the lowest foreclosure rates in the country. This battle with shadow money that the Supreme Court okayed.. is the biggest game changer ever. And they are just starting to gear up.. can you imagine what 2012 will be like. We are either going to be crushed again or we are going to have to learn to play in that pigpen.

Why this happened will be debated till the cows come home. But when patriotic sounding groups with all the money in the world come after you.. It can be pretty tough.

If you know who the money people are.. like those who self finance.. you can expose them.. but we are in a brand new reality..