Our friends in Iowa need help-- and they need it badly. Progressive Kick sounded the alarm today:
The Republicans have mounted a sneak attack-- trying to send Iowa down the same terrible road as Wisconsin and Ohio. Progressive Kick is partnering with our Iowa friends, Working Families to fight back. Iowa’s future is hanging in the balance and YOU can tip the scales!Democrats were clinging to a 26-24 majority in the State Senate, but the Governor appointed a Democratic senator [Swati Dandekar, a very conservative, Blue Dog-type] to a statewide board, just so he could call a special election that could allow Republicans to take control of the State Senate and the entire Iowa state government. If Republicans win, there’ll be a 25-25 tie which would be broken by the Republican Lieutenant Governor. This snap special election will be held in less than three weeks on November 8. The super-thin Dem majority in the State Senate is our only finger in the dike against all kinds of evil Republican.
The Republican governor and State House want to kill HAWK-I, Iowa’s health insurance program for low- and middle-class children. They want to kill universal pre-school.
They want to kill collective bargaining rights for hard working teachers, nurses, firefighters and other community heroes.
They want to discriminate by taking away the rights of some Iowans to get married.