There, but for one vote in the Iowa senate, goes Iowa like Indiana

[rurallib]

Iowans have been saved much - not all - of the idiocy that passes for politics these days, especially at the state level.
Since the senate is divided 26-24 in favor of Dems and they have remained fairly cohesive, many of the kinds of bills that are floating in other states are being killed in Iowa. If we were to lose one seat and the senate was 25-25 then Kim Reynolds would be casting quite a few tie-breaking votes.

Branstad would love to feather his resume with a few right wing crazy bills. Lord knows he goes about busting unions and handing out our money to corporations without much interference. Just imagine if he had a compliant legislature.

One vote in the senate and Iowa would be another Indiana or Wisconsin or Kansas. We are far from being the caring, nurturing state I grew up in. The loss of one seat in the senate and we could be a wreck just like so many others.

[progressoid]

1. I met our new party chair at the Martin O'Malley event last week.

She seems ready to go into battle.

We need to win back some seats and we certainly can't afford to lose any seats.

[rurallib]

2. we have had some illness, so I missed a couple chances to meet her

but from what I know she will listen to locals and is willing to fight for people values.

[47of74]

4. Good. We need some hard, pipe hitting Democrats....

Ones that are willing to go to Des Moines with pliars and blowtorches, as it were.

[47of74]

3. Yep, the Senate is the only thing keeping Braindead from his dreams of teabag glory.

We need to not only keep the Senate but also work damn hard to take back the House.

[rurallib]

5. yes, indeed.