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How Local Dems Plan To Win Back Obama/Trump Counties In 2020
Kurt Meyer, chair of the Tri-County Democrats in north-central Iowa, spent Election Day 2016 knocking on doors in Cresco, about 50 miles from his home. He was shoveling down a quick lunch with a fellow door-knocker when he first realized something might be off. The man Meyer was sharing a meal with said he was…
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How Local Dems Plan To Win Back Obama/Trump Counties In 2020
Kurt Meyer, chair of the Tri-County Democrats in north-central Iowa, spent Election Day 2016 knocking on doors in Cresco, about 50 miles from his home. He was shoveling down a quick lunch with a fellow door-knocker when he first realized something might be off. The man Meyer was sharing a meal with said he was…
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Klobuchar’s Team Readies For A Show Of Force Before Caucus
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s Iowa campaign team is ready to prove it will be a force to be reckoned with caucus night. Her team has put together a 99-county day of action currently scheduled for Saturday, which one team member says will be used as a bit of a practice run for the caucuses. The campaign…
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Firefighters Reinforce Joe Biden On The Ground In Iowa
As Joe Biden takes campaign hits from both President Donald Trump and his competitors in the primary, firefighter union members will have the former vice president’s back in the final weeks before the Iowa Caucus. During an interview with Starting Line this morning, International Association of Fire Fighters President Harold Schaitberger said he will be…
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Firefighters Reinforce Joe Biden On The Ground In Iowa
As Joe Biden takes campaign hits from both President Donald Trump and his competitors in the primary, firefighter union members will have the former vice president’s back in the final weeks before the Iowa Caucus. During an interview with Starting Line this morning, International Association of Fire Fighters President Harold Schaitberger said he will be…
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Iowan Scammed By Donald Trump Gets Nearly $1,000 Back From His Hotel
Iowan Andrew Redlawsk didn’t think twice about picking up some shifts at Trump SoHo when a catering company he worked for was contracted to do a few random jobs at the hotel back in 2011. “At the time, the Trump SoHo was the venue,” Redlawsk recalled of the New York City gig. “Donald Trump’s just…
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Union, Family Ties Bind Finkenauer, Biden In Iowa
Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer and former Vice President Joe Biden have a lot in common. Finkenauer calls Biden a scrappy kid from Pennsylvania. Biden points out that Finkenauer was the second-youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Finkenauer is the daughter of a union pipefitter, while Biden was once one of the…
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Union, Family Ties Bind Finkenauer, Biden In Iowa
Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer and former Vice President Joe Biden have a lot in common. Finkenauer calls Biden a scrappy kid from Pennsylvania. Biden points out that Finkenauer was the second-youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Finkenauer is the daughter of a union pipefitter, while Biden was once one of the…
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Labor Prepares For Another Year Of Defense At Statehouse
Iowa’s labor community is ready to play defense as the Republican majorities in the Iowa House and Senate prepare to gavel in for the second year of the 88th General Assembly. Secretary-Treasurer of the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Charlie Wishman said there’s a limit on what can be accomplished proactively with the current setup…
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Klobuchar Concludes Marathon Bus Tour In 99th Iowa County Visit
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar has now visited all of Iowa’s 99 counties. She wrapped up her tour of the state in Humboldt on Friday afternoon. “We are really excited about this as you know,” Klobuchar said. “For me, it’s really a part of my way of being, to go out there and meet people and…
