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 the latest, most reliable poll of the state puts Trump up by ONE POINT. ONE.
Interesting, isn’t it? The Trump trade war has done real damage in Iowa. The COVID response failure has done damage as well. We can WIN this state this year—if we WORK for it.
And another reason to GOTV in Iowa can be summed up in two words: Joni Ernst, obnoxious, Trump-worshiping, groveling, cackling, right-wing nutjob. We have a terrific candidate who currently is up by 3 points—THERESA GREENFIELD. Her website is HERE. Getting rid of Ernst and putting Greenfield in the Senate is key to winning the majority. Let’s go 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.
(from Awesome Kossack dfrankle)
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
And, as always—
Where to start? Try these links.
POSTCARDS TO VOTERS.
VOTE FORWARD’S LETTERS TO VOTERS.
TEXT OUT THE VOTE.
THE MoveOn TEXT TEAM
And don’t close the door on canvassing just yet! There are safe ways in which this can be done!
Our Target Groups: WHERE THE VOTES ARE
ID REQUIREMENTS FOR EVERY STATE, HOW TO OBTAIN VOTER IDs
1. Information from The National Conference of State Legislatures, located here. This is an excellent source.
2. Information from Ballotpedia, here. This has a wealth of detail.
3. VoteRiders will help people obtain voter IDs. Take a look here.
ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUIREMENTS
Vote.org
Absentee and Early Voting
REGISTERING TO VOTE
1. State voting requirements can be found at U.S. Vote Foundation, located here.
2. You can register people to vote at Vote.Org, located right here.
3. You can not only register to vote at this site, you can check your current eligibility, right here.
WORKING WITH DEMOCRATIC GROUPS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
1. Act Local put this guide out last year. It has plenty of good information, and I’m sure they’re already cranking up for 2020. Take a look here.
2. You want to be part of a fighting organization? Check out Indivisible, right here.
3. Check out Wave 2020, right here. Their list of local organizations is here.
4. Take a look at SwingLeft, right here. And their swing state project is HERE.
5. The Action Network has links to let you volunteer in key states.
FOR AMERICANS ABROAD AND MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY
And Democrats Abroad has valuable information.
And take a look here:
The Campaign Workshop: GOTV for Democrats
Nuts & Bolts, right here on DKos.
Progressives Everywhere
National Democratic Training Committee
Progressive Turnout Project
For the Win (county-wide GOTV)
Daily Kos Groups (from Kossack mettle fatigue)
Sister District Project (for winning state legislatures)
Joe Biden’s Take Action Page.
And MICHELLE OBAMA is ready to go BIG on GOTV!
Here are ALL of the state Democratic parties!
We need your help BIG TIME this year! Never think we’ve got this in the bag. We need to be fighting EVERY day.
And your money is vital as well. ActBlue is a handy-dandy way to contribute.
This content was created by a Daily Kos Community member.
We Can WIN Iowa in 2020, and help restore our nation to sanity and good government.
