by Luke Martz | Oct 28, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
President Joe Biden and Rep. Cindy Axne attended a virtual fundraiser on Wednesday evening, with just over a week-and-a-half until the midterm elections. During the virtual fundraiser, Biden and Axne showered praise on each other. Axne even asserted that Biden is “the...
by Luke Martz | Oct 26, 2022 | Campaigns, State Politics
Democrat Linn County Auditor Joel Miller is no stranger to political hackery. In 2020, he was found to have broken the law in a district court ruling. The lawsuit in question was focused on absentee ballot request forms. Thumbing his nose at guidance from the Iowa...
by Luke Martz | Oct 26, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
According to recent disclosure filings, Cindy Axne received a $5,000 contribution from the Courage to Change PAC, which is aligned with the far-left “Squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It’s the second such check she’s received from AOC, who has been a proponent...
by Luke Martz | Oct 19, 2022 | Campaigns, Legislature, State Government
The Dallas County Attorney’s Office has asked Judge Virginia Cobb to recuse herself from the criminal case against Sonya Heitshusen for reckless use of a firearm because the judge’s niece is a volunteer for Heitshusen’s campaign. According to the County Attorney’s...
by Luke Martz | Oct 18, 2022 | Campaigns, Governor
DeJear isn’t apologizing for her decision to stay seated while everyone else in the Iowa Capitol stood to honor law enforcement last January. Instead, she is calling the standing ovation just “pomp and circumstance.” DeJear attended Gov. Reynolds’ annual Condition of...
by Luke Martz | Oct 17, 2022 | Campaigns, Governor
Late last month, the Defund the Police organization, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, endorsed Deidre DeJear. It makes sense for an organization that has called to defund the police to endorse a candidate who refused even to stand to honor law enforcement’s...
