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10 months ago

in William Meyers will not appear on the ballot, but he’s still ‘in this race’ on The Iowa Independent
Scott Brennan told me Meyers did not give him the petitions, and, having read Meyers' press release, "I have no idea what that refers to."

10 months ago

in Vilsack: Edwards’s career is ‘damaged irreparably’ on The Iowa Independent
I am not defending Edwards here, and I agree that he should not have run for president under the circumstances:

http://www.bleedingheartland.com/showDiary.do?d...

That said, it's a bit much for high-profile Clinton supporters to say extramarital affairs should be disqualifying for politicians. The fact that Bill Clinton got away with it and managed to be elected twice is probably what gave Edwards unreasonable hope.

11 months ago

in Exclusive: Hubler hires Joe Trippi in race against King on The Iowa Independent
For an incumbent, King's war chest is less than intimidating (as of the last filing, it's about $250,000). It wouldn't take a huge amount of fundraising for Hubler to become competitive.

This is very welcome news and will help put the IA-05 race on the map. Big upsets happen in big landslide years.

11 months ago

in Iowa Independent » Anti-smoking ban site launched by 4th District Congressional candidate on The Iowa Independent
No one is telling Meyers or anyone else how to live or not to do the things they enjoy. He doesn't have the right to endanger other people's health for his enjoyment, though.

Lots of adults and children suffer the consequences from smokers' enjoyable habit. At least most Iowa workers will no longer have to deal with secondhand smoke at work.
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