Fellow Democratic candidate agrees it’s time for Greenfield to stop hiding from Iowans

DES MOINES -- While Senator Ernst travels the state hearing from voters across the political spectrum (holding 11 town halls just in August!), the Democratic candidates for Senate have different priorities. Rather than hold town halls to hear directory from voters, this squad of Democrats have participated in a combined grand total of three town halls (and we’re even counting the same town hall twice) in the months since they’ve announced their candidacies. And, despite requests, Chuck Schumer’s hand-picked recruit, Theresa Greenfield, has yet to participate in a ...

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Senate Democratic Primary Candidates Continue Dodging Iowans

Throughout August, Senator Joni Ernst has continued traveling the state on her 99 county tour, holding six town halls in just a week and a half. However, some Democrats running for Senate have shown little-to-no interest in holding town halls of their own to hear directly from Iowans. While the Democratic primary field grows, Chuck Schumer’s hand-picked candidate, Theresa Greenfield, has gone 85 days without holding a single town hall. Greenfield has instead opted to fundraise off of gun violence and travel coast to coast asking special interest groups ...

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ICYMI: Cindy Axne Complains About Her Taxpayer-Funded Health Care

DES MOINES -- After a constituent asked Cindy Axne why everyone can’t get the same health care plan as members of Congress, Axne complained about her taxpayer-funded Obamacare plan, saying, “First and foremost, you really don’t want what I have, because I don’t get good insurance. It’s ok insurance.” WATCH: Axne complains her health insurance isn't good enough But members of Congress receive “Gold” plans through the Obamacare exchange, thesecond-best tier of coverage. In Iowa, only 30 percent of individuals on a marketplace plan have Gold or ...

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RPI Statement on Michael Franken Joining the Senate Democratic Primary Race

DES MOINES -- Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann issued the following statement regarding Michael Franken joining the crowded Senate Democratic primary field: DES MOINES -- Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann issued the following statement regarding Michael Franken joining the crowded Senate Democratic primary field: “The Democratic primary for Senate just got more crowded and more contentious as Michael Franken enters the race. Franken now joins a field that finds itself in a race to the far left, embracing the values of coastal elites -- ...

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Cindy Axne Stands Behind Democrats’ Radical Climate Change Agenda

DES MOINES -- In a recent post, Cindy Axne praised an endorsement from the League of Conservation Voters -- a radical environmental group that backs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s $93 trillion Green New Deal. Read More: “LCV Supports Green New Deal Resolution” The Green New Deal would be a disaster for rural Iowa, implementing substantial regulations that would completely disrupt Iowans’ way of life. This socialist wishlist would put 32,000 employees that work in Iowa’s beef industry out of a job, and require monumental tax hikes that would bankrupt Iowa ...

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Iowa Small Business Owners are Thriving Under President Trump’s Economy

DES MOINES -- Today, Trump Victory and the Republican Party of Iowa held a roundtable with Iowans to discuss the positive impact President Trump’s booming economy has had on their small businesses. Under Republican leadership, the economy is shattering records. Iowa’s unemployment rate is at 2.4 percent -- tied for the lowest in history. And in July, the labor market added 164,000 new jobs, marking the 106th consecutive month of positive job growth -- the longest period on record. These aren’t just numbers -- Iowans are directly reaping the benefits of the booming ...

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Frustrations Take Hold Amid ‘Skewed’ Democratic Senate Primary

On Friday, Stacey Walker announced he would not seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate citing “skewed” party politics thanks to Washington elites. Since Chuck Schumer, the DSCC, and liberal special interest groups like EMILY’s List have anointed their candidate in Theresa Greenfield, Walker admitted that "running would have meant entering a primary contest that was already heavily skewed in favor of one candidate." He goes on to decry Washington elites and special interests, claiming "this is precisely the problem with primaries that are orchestrated ...

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What’s the Beef? Farmers Speak out Against Green New Deal

DES MOINES -- The 2020 Democratic field has embraced the Green New Deal, a socialist wish list with an estimated price tag of $93 trillion. This costly proposal would require monumental tax hikes to the tune of $600,000 per household.  This radical proposal introduced by socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would: “Build out high-speed rail at a scale where air travel stops becoming necessary” Guarantee “economic security for all who are unable or unwilling to work” “Upgrade or replace every building in [the] US” And to the detriment of ...

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Debate Over Socialist Government-Run Health Care Takes Hold of Democratic Senate Primary Race

Last week, 2020 Democratic candidates for president took to the debate stage to make clear that their party’s policies are now more radical than that of Barack Obama. In particular, Politico noted the “heavy scrutiny” over former President Obama’s signature ObamaCare. Whether it’s Joe Biden “ObamaCare 2.0” (described as “a new government-run public insurance option” with a $750 billion dollar price tag and a requirement that taxpayers foot the bill for abortions) or  Bernie Sanders’ government-run health care plan (which a recent George Mason ...

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Do Iowa Democratic Senate Candidates Support An Open Borders Agenda?

Do Iowa Democratic Senate Candidates Support An Open Borders Agenda? Iowans have been directly impacted by our country’s broken immigration system in recent weeks, yet Senate Democratic candidates have remained silent In a recent poll, 80 percent of Iowans supported increasing funding to bolster border security. Another poll found nearly half of Americans named immigration as a top issue that needs to be immediately addressed. Iowans have been directly impacted by our country’s broken immigration system in recent weeks -- one illegal immigrant is the leading ...

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