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Iowa

Cairycat

(1,761 posts) Sun Feb 12, 2017, 06:13 AM Feb 2017

http://iowastartingline.com/2017/02/11/scenes-from-todays-iowa-legislative-forums/

Most of the legislators at these forums are Democrats, only a few Rs. People are pissed off, and rightly so!

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Iowans all over the state speaking out at forums (Original Post) Cairycat Feb 2017 OP

I don't understand. Shouldn't they have put Democratic spooky3 Feb 2017 #1

It's not that simple. progressoid Feb 2017 #2

Interesting how so many elected Repubs aren't showing up! progressoid Feb 2017 #3

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1. I don't understand. Shouldn't they have put Democratic

Sun Feb 12, 2017, 06:57 AM

Feb 2017

Legislators in office? Shouldn't they now be directing their protests toward Republican incumbents?

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2. It's not that simple.

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 03:39 PM

Feb 2017

We should have put a Democrat in the White House too but...

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3. Interesting how so many elected Repubs aren't showing up!

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 03:42 PM

Feb 2017

I hope this energy within the voters maintains to replace those R's with D's in 2118 and 2120.