Despite three weeks of op-eds in national news outlets and a small but growing number of Democrats in Congress calling on President Biden to quit the 2024 presidential race, it still came as a surprise when he did so on Sunday. “I believe it is the best interest of my party and the country for […]
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Two Iowa Dems running for Congress are outperforming their Republican opponents and two are far behind, according to latest fundraising reports
The Democrats running in Iowa’s 1st and 3rd Congressional District outraised their Republican during the three month period that ended on June 30, according to the second-quarter campaign fundraising and spending reports published this week by the Federal Election Commission. Christina Bohannan and Lanon Baccam also raised more money than Republican incumbents Mariannette Miller-Meeks and […]
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DeSantis tells cheering Iowa Republicans ‘I hope and pray’ Biden is the Democratic Party nominee
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to the Iowa Republican Party Wednesday on the terrace of an Italian-style villa in Milwaukee that overlooks Lake Michigan, possibly showing his interest in another bid for the presidency even as Republicans prepare to formally nominate Donald Trump as their presidential candidate for a third time. During his 10 […]
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Two Iowa Democrats running for Congress call for Biden to drop out of the race for president
Two of the four Democrats running for Congress in Iowa have called on President Joe Biden to give up his reelection bid. “America deserves better than the choice for President we’re currently facing,” Bohannan, who is running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, said in a written statement on Thursday. “This election is bigger than any […]
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Rep. Miller-Meeks promotes conspiracy theory about President Biden using drugs to hide mental decline
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is using her credentials as a doctor to boost a conspiracy theory the Trump campaign is circulating to explain why President Biden may appear more intelligent, articulate and better informed than Trump in their first debate on Thursday: If Biden performs well, it’s because he’s on performance-enhancing drugs. The Trump campaign stories […]
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Tuesday’s primary: Lanon Baccam wins big in IA-03, incumbent supervisors in Polk and Johnson counties defeated
Democrat Lanon Baccam won a landslide victory in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, and the Republican incumbents in the 1st and 4th Districts who faced challengers on Tuesday both won. Incumbents typically win primary elections in Iowa, but a Republican supervisor in Polk County and a Democratic supervisor in Johnson County were defeated in their primary […]
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Where you need to go and what you need to know to vote in Tuesday’s primary
On Tuesday voters will select the candidates who will be on the ballot in the November general election. Because this is a primary for offices elected on a partisan basis, only Democrats and Republicans can vote, and they can only vote for the candidates of their own party. People registered as No Party or Libertarian […]
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Letter to the editor: Mandi Remington understands those who struggle
By Tom Carsner, Iowa City Mandi Remington, candidate for Johnson County Supervisor in the June 4 Democratic Primary election, brings experience that is seldom represented in elected office — single parent of three children, renter, domestic violence survivor, moderate salary, daycare provider and client — that allow her to understand those who struggle in our […]
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Letters to the editor: Mandi Remington will bring passion to public office
By V and Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz We are thrilled to endorse Mandi Remington for Johnson County Supervisor. We have known Mandi for several years as a fellow advocate and community organizer. She is someone who cares deeply about social and economic justice; she is a thoughtful decision-maker and approaches her work with passion, dedication and grit. […]
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Letters to the editor: I’m vigorously supporting Rod Sullivan’s reelection
By Joe Bolkcom, former state senator Johnson County residents have come to expect an effective, forward thinking and open county government. That is why I’m vigorously supporting Rod Sullivan’s re-election to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Rod listens and has worked hard to represent our progressive values and community priorities. He looks out for those that need […]
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Letter to the editor: We can no longer afford to dismiss candidates like Mandi Remington
By David Sterling, Iowa City I am writing to voice my strong support for Mandi Remington in the upcoming Johnson County Supervisor election. It’s high time our county’s support for real change on the national level is applied to the local as well. Mandi’s commitment to truly affordable housing, making our cities more accessible, and […]
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‘Baloney,’ ‘a political lynching’ and ‘an egregious act’: Ernst, Grassley and Reynolds join Bird in denouncing Trump’s trial
As Donald Trump sat through his fourth week in a Manhattan courtroom, listening to prosecutors present evidence he committed 34 acts of business fraud to help his 2016 presidential campaign, Iowa’s leading Republicans spoke out, echoing his message that people shouldn’t trust the legal system because all the criminal cases against him are without substance […]
