“Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is a great candidate for Vice President because he understands Midwest principles, how hard Iowans work, and the value of a dollar,” Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said in a statement.
Local elected officials and community advocates stood next to a 20-foot inflatable IUD used as a symbol as part of a national campaign to protect the right to contraception amid a growing partisan clash over reproductive rights in the United States.
“Under President Trump we will secure the border. We will deport these dangerous illegals, and we will make America safe again. And that is a promise,” U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running for reelection, said to applause.
Iowa senator seeks more information on drones
Iowa Democrats on Sunday applauded President Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of the presidential race, after weeks of pressure from allies over concerns that he would be unable to beat Donald Trump in November.
Democrats running in Iowa’s two most competitive U.S. House races have outraised Republican incumbents.
Bird spoke on the second night of the event, which carried the theme “Make America Safe Again.“
Two of Iowa's Democratic congressional candidates are calling on President Joe Biden to end his campaign for president.
"As far as we know, this is the first time any Iowan has ever had this privilege,“ he said.
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley says he won't weigh in on calls for Biden to drop presidential bid.
Registered Republicans — who make up more than 35 percent of Iowa voters — now outnumber Democrats in Iowa by more than 130,000.
Biden’s uneven performance crystallized the concerns of many Americans that, at 81, he is too old to serve as president. But Trump leaned into falsehoods about the economy, illegal immigration and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Also, Delhi Republican running as an independent for Congress.
Also, a Libertarian candidate will run in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
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