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rurallib

(63,172 posts) Tue Feb 23, 2016, 09:23 PM Feb 2016

Well, Iowa activists - Will we stand up to Grassley? Time for him to be FIRED!

Letters to the editor, letters to Grassley's office, Ernst's office and your rep's office.
let them know that not doing their job as described in the Constitution itself is not acceptable.

Republicans are always talking about the private sector. Well, if Grassley was working in the private sector his ass would have been out the door this afternoon had he not been fired previously.

And his buddies need to go with him.

Personal responsibility? That's what Republicans always say. Well, Chuck just gave his bosses (us) the finger. Are we going to lay down and take it or fire this Koch sucker out of office?

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Well, Iowa activists - Will we stand up to Grassley? Time for him to be FIRED! (Original Post) rurallib Feb 2016 OP

unfortunately the constitution give no time frame for the seat to be filled - it could be a 4-4 saturnsring Feb 2016 #1

or we could fire people who refuse to do their job rurallib Feb 2016 #2

well they can be voted out but unless you can organize a mass migration of dems into red states saturnsring Feb 2016 #3

And prodding the state party to do ITS job is part of this. 47of74 Feb 2016 #4

Grassley is up for reelection this year rsdsharp Feb 2016 #5

Who to run against him? Bluzmann57 Feb 2016 #6

Rob Hogg is our best bet. He's a state senator and is already in rurallib Feb 2016 #7

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)

1. unfortunately the constitution give no time frame for the seat to be filled - it could be a 4-4

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:07 PM

Feb 2016

scotus all through the next 4

rurallib

(63,172 posts)

2. or we could fire people who refuse to do their job

Reply to saturnsring (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:13 AM

Feb 2016

and replace them with people that will do their job.

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)

3. well they can be voted out but unless you can organize a mass migration of dems into red states

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:34 AM

Feb 2016

theyre not gonna be and to their supporters making dems lose IS their job. - they dont care about what the cons make the dems lose at just so long as they lose and if they screw themselves? well at least they stuck it to the dems first.

47of74

(18,470 posts)

4. And prodding the state party to do ITS job is part of this.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 03:24 PM

Feb 2016

Namely in getting a candidate out there to run against Grassley in the coming years, promote that candidate as much as possible, and support him or her until the end of the campaign and even past the end if it comes to a recount.

rsdsharp

(10,098 posts)

5. Grassley is up for reelection this year

Reply to 47of74 (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 04:29 PM

Feb 2016

If there is a Democrat running against him I honestly don't know who it is.

Assuming he wins in November, and it's overwhelmingly likely, he would be 89 in 2022 when he would next be up for reelection. After this year there really is only one more opportunity, in all likelihood, to get a candidate to run against him.

However, assuming Braindead is still governor at the time (and he is "Governor for Life&quot I think Grassley probably retires sometime late in his next term, so that his named successor can run as an incumbent -- possibly his grandson Pat.

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)

6. Who to run against him?

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 12:25 PM

Feb 2016

That is a problem. It seems that no Democrat wants to try and unseat him. I was thinking Tom Vilsack but who knows if he even wants to?

rurallib

(63,172 posts)

7. Rob Hogg is our best bet. He's a state senator and is already in

Reply to Bluzmann57 (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 05:07 PM

Feb 2016

of course name recognition is a problem.
ETA Sate senator from CR area

Tom Fiegen and Bob Krause also running.

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