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Great !!!
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I didnāt even know Grassley was up for re-election. I assume thatās because his was considered a āsafeā seat.
And, for what itās worth, me thinks Obamaās political teamās fingerprints are all over this one!
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This is great news; though it will still be a tough race to win. She gets a big boost if Obama actually nominates Jane Kelly to the Court, which I hope he does.
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Interesting that this comes out the same day that TPM reports that Obama is vetting Judge Jane Kelly, an Iowan and someone Grassley has strongly supported in the past, for Scaliaās vacancy. So Obama may nominate a Judge who will put Grassley in a difficult situation, at the same time that a Judge is running for Grassleyās Senate seat. Nice parallelism!
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Trump: I encourage her to run. We need to beat the establishment Republicans. They are after us.
FOX: This is working out well for Trump and Democrats.
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When almost 70% of the country thinks your stance on the courts is batshit crazy, the chairman-
supposedly in a safe seat- gets challenged. If McConnell rides this horse, we could be looking at 52-54 seats if Trumpās at the top of the ticket. I think it could get that bad.
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Good pointā¦Iām sure GOTP operatives wear gloves when theyāre manipulating outcomes.
āHeās been with us a long time. Maybe heās been with us too long.ā
Maybe?
She doesnāt seem convinced. I hope she is better than that in debates and in her conviction.
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This is Iowa, not Queens.
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I feel Iām seeing a pin unfolding on the chess board.
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She is a serious candidate. I suspect she thinks she has a real shot. If Trump is the Republican presidential nominee she probably does.
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Plus side (just off of Wikipedia): Sheās won three statewide races and has been on a statewide ballot three times.
Downside: Sheās 72 and has been out of office since she lost her re-election campaign in 2010
Curious from our Iowa fiends to learn more about her. Is she a significant step above the local politicians who already were in the Democratic race?
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If this woman is not a DINO turncoat in waiting, I am ready to donate to her campaign.
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Really, there are levels of conservative democrats. Most are better than Grassley or what he has become now. Although most of the time, like with the Blue Dogs, it usually does not pan out to be one. Even if you are conservative on something like gun issues than the NRA is still going to go to the republican.
It really could be a nightmare where GOP heads are falling in states where we shouldnāt even be competitive. That actually already happened in '08 and '12. And in '12, Obama was running against the living embodiment of Generic Republican.
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just what I was thinking! Headline: Judge asks Grassley on Judge issue."
Yes, Iād love to hear from some of our Iowans who know a little bit about her. Iām also hoping weāre about to see a trend where strong Democratic candidates start jumping in the race and strong Republicans either retire or take a pass. Thatās the cue that they know itās over.
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Ten years younger than Grassley. Two terms seems plausible.
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Think the field will clear for her. People know her name much better than other candidates out there. When she was Lt Gov (or was it Ag secretary?) for the state her name was at all the gas stations, āThis gas product or whatever approved byā¦ā . Canāt buy that kind of advertising! So the nameās out there. Though historically, very few women have been elected to national office by Iowansā¦only one I believe. And sheās no prize hog-snipper.
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