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3M (Miller-Meeks) just voted for McHenry (Original Post) rurallib Oct 2023 OP
Who she be? Beakybird Oct 2023 #1
This is the Iowa forum and she is an Iowa congress member rurallib Oct 2023 #2
If you lie with dogs you get bit when you quit. GOP version of.... IA8IT Oct 2023 #3
We're unfortunate to have a really terrible Bettie Nov 2023 #4
On top of that we have a horrible and compliant media in this state rurallib Nov 2023 #5
Those are my big three Bettie Nov 2023 #6

rurallib

(63,207 posts)
2. This is the Iowa forum and she is an Iowa congress member
Fri Oct 20, 2023, 10:43 AM
Oct 2023

My congress member in particular and one of the worst representatives in the body.

Perhaps you may remember that she made headlines the other day because after she voted for Jordan, she switched her vote and thus drew death threats from the Trumpers.

IA8IT

(5,885 posts)
3. If you lie with dogs you get bit when you quit. GOP version of....
Fri Oct 20, 2023, 11:06 AM
Oct 2023

If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas

Bettie

(17,125 posts)
4. We're unfortunate to have a really terrible
Wed Nov 8, 2023, 08:52 AM
Nov 2023

group of representatives at this point.

Ashley Hinson is my "rep" and she is horrible too.

rurallib

(63,207 posts)
5. On top of that we have a horrible and compliant media in this state
Wed Nov 8, 2023, 09:35 AM
Nov 2023

Including our public radio and TV.

Thank goodness for the blogs such as bleedingheartland.com, iowastartingline.com, blogforiowa.com and the news source iowacapitaldispatch.com

any others you recommend?

Bettie

(17,125 posts)
6. Those are my big three
Wed Nov 8, 2023, 11:31 AM
Nov 2023

I mostly ignore the regular media.

When Sarah Corkery announced her candidacy, the various media outlets gave her a list of "questions you need to answer" from Ashley Hinson's campaign. FFS.

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