Iowa

Cairycat

(1,761 posts) Sun May 20, 2018, 07:00 PM May 2018

Anyone have strong feelings about either Secretary of State primary candidate?

Paul Pate has always seemed like a smug asshole to me, so I hope we can replace him this fall. It looks like we have two good candidates, difficult to decide between the two. I know which way I'm leaning, but would appreciate your opinions.

Here are links to both candidates web sites:

Deidre DeJear: https://www.dejearforiowa.com/

Jim Mowrer: https://jimforiowa.com/meet-jim/

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Anyone have strong feelings about either Secretary of State primary candidate? (Original Post) Cairycat May 2018 OP

I have voted already. rurallib May 2018 #1

That's a tough one. I like them both. progressoid May 2018 #2

rurallib

(63,207 posts)

1. I have voted already.

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sun May 20, 2018, 07:19 PM

May 2018

Voted for Mowrer probably only because of name recognition from his past campaigns.
I would like to see Pate sent packing and feel name recognition may be a factor.

I believe Pate was integral to the voter suppression bill in Iowa. Yet, when he went before a group of students from DMACC he couldn't answer questions about the law. He was corrected on some items by students.
I have seen the video of that encounter, but can't find it.

Pate needs to go.

progressoid

(50,753 posts)

2. That's a tough one. I like them both.

Reply to Cairycat (Original post)

Sun May 20, 2018, 09:32 PM

May 2018

I too ended up voting for Mowrer. It was basically a flip of the coin for me.

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