We all know the disappointing story of Iowa 2016. The state that had gone for Barack Obama twice deserted the Democrats, and it wasn’t close. Here are the results, courtesy of Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Election Results:
|
Donald J. Trump |
Michael R. Pence |
Republican |
800,983 |
51.15% |
6 |
|
Hillary Clinton |
Timothy Kaine |
Democratic |
653,669 |
41.74% |
0 |
|
Gary Johnson |
William F. Weld |
Libertarian |
59,186 |
3.78% |
0 |
|
Write-ins |
- |
- |
17,746 |
1.13% |
0 |
|
Evan McMullin |
Nathan Johnson |
Independent |
12,366 |
0.79% |
0 |
|
Dr. Jill Stein |
Ajamu Baraka |
IA Green |
11,479 |
0.73% |
0 |
|
Darrell L. Castle |
Scott N. Bradley |
Constitution |
5,335 |
0.34% |
0 |
|
Other (+) |
- |
- |
5,267 |
0.34% |
0 |
Yes, six electoral votes for the most corrupt, most dishonest, most unfit, and most mentally incompetent person who has ever run on a national party ticket. Out of 99 Iowa counties, Hillary Clinton won only six. (In 2012, Barack Obama carried 38.) Clinton’s best county was Johnson, the Democratic bastion of Iowa. The other 5 were Scott, Linn, Black Hawk, Story, and Polk. In Clinton County, Dubuque, Jefferson, and Winneshiek, Clinton was only down by 5 or less. In Des Moines she lost by just under 7. (Obama had carried it by 18 in 2012.) In Muscatine it was 6. In most of rural Iowa, it was an absolute bloodbath. Very discouraging, to say the least.
In 2018 the state’s Republican governor was reelected by less than 3 points. The other 5 executive offices were split, with the Democrats winning 3 and the Republicans 2. But the real story was in the U.S. House races, where the Democrats flipped two Republican seats, kept their existing seat, and almost threw out the horrible Steve King. Yes, we almost went 4 for 4 in 2018.
So you see, Iowa is far from hopeless.
Oh, and today, there was this bit of news:
Interesting, isn’t it? The Trump trade war has done real damage in Iowa. We can WIN this state in 2020—if we WORK for it.
Who can we call on for help, and who can we join up with in Iowa? I’m glad you asked.
Here’s the Iowa Democratic Party.
Here is ActBlue’s directory of Iowa Democratic and progressive organizations. (Awesome.)
Here are the congressional district Democratic organizations in Iowa’s First District, Second District, and Third District.
Here is Swing Left.
Here is the Iowa Citizen Action Network.
Here is Progress Iowa.
Here’s the AFL-CIO.
Here are LOTS of links to progressive organizations through Iowa NOW.
Here is Indivisible Iowa.
And some further info for you.
Voter Information from Iowa’s Secretary of State
Am I Registered to Vote in Iowa? (Check your registration)
Register to Vote in Iowa Online
Information on Voter IDs in Iowa
We Can WIN Iowa in 2020, and help restore our nation to sanity and good government.