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Posted at December 23, 2007 at 6:34 pm
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Last Wednesday the House of Representatives approved another $70 billion for to continue the combat missions in Iraq. I was surprised to see all 3 of Iowa’s Democratic Representatives vote against this bill. I expected Rep. Braley and Rep. Loebsack to vote against it because they have consistently been in favor of bringing our troops out of Iraq. However, this was the first time that I remember that Rep. Boswell voted in this manner.
I started doing some research on Boswell’s Iraq votes yesterday afternoon and was going to write a post this morning about how rumors of Ed Fallon running against Boswell in a primary next year affected Boswell’s vote on Iraq.
However, Chris Bowers at Open Left beat me to it and posted an article this morning. Bowers quoted this article posted at Iowa Independent about a possible run for Congress by Fallon. Bowers had this to say about the effect Fallon had on Boswell’s vote…
It is something of an open secret that Fallon, a former state legislator and a very strong progressive, is considering a run against Boswell. While Fallon narrowly lost the 2006 gubernatorial primary to Chet Culver, he actually pulled in the most votes the IA-03. Given that Boswell’s neo-conservative voting record on Iraq and civil liberties could easily come back to haunt him in a lean Democratic district like IA-03, especially against a strong campaigner like Fallon, it is also an open secret that Boswell’s first good vote on Iraq is a response to the threat that Fallon poses.
Given that the only two Bush Dogs to flip on Iraq are either facing a serious primary challenge, or facing the possibility of a serious primary challenge, I have to agree with kos. Primary challenges are just about the only power we have to change Democratic congressional behavior.
Read more at Century of the Common Iowan.
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Posted at December 2, 2007 at 11:10 pm
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John Edwards wins the endorsement of Rep. Bruce Braley from Iowa’s First District. Braley was elected to Congress in 2006. He supported Edwards in 2004.
Representative Bruce Braley, who represents Iowa’s First Congressional District in the eastern portion of the state, is scheduled to announce that he is supporting the presidential candidacy of Mr. Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina. The development was confirmed to The Caucus by two Democratic officials familiar with the endorsement….
He is the first of Iowa’s three Democratic members of Congress to announce his endorsement. The value of any endorsement is always an open question, but as Mr. Edwards seeks to compete for attention and support with Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama, this rollout signals the beginning of an intense final month of the Iowa caucus campaign.
The announcement will take place Monday in Waterloo at Hawkeye Community College at noon.
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Posted at September 27, 2007 at 11:12 pm
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Bruce Braley voted to condemn MoveOn.org for the Petraeus/Betray Us ad that ran in the New York Times. MoveOn.org helped raise over $87,000 to help get Braley elected in 2006.
Matt Stoller from Open Left wrote…
Since they voted to condemn Moveon’s ad, they have neutralized Moveon’s ability to help them.
Since Braley considers MoveOn so bad, should he consider returning the $87,000 then?
Or does Braley consider, now that he is elected, that he doesn’t need help from groups like MoveOn?
Or does Braley think newspaper ads do more harm than continue a failed policy in Iraq?
Read more at Century of the Common Iowan.
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Posted at September 16, 2007 at 3:29 pm
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I am blogging from the Harkin Steak Fry. The Iowa Congressional Delegation just finished up speaking. I missed Selden Spencer and Leonard Boswell’s speeches, but heard Rep. Loebsack and Rep. Braley speak.
Rep. Loebsack spoke about labor and education issues and discussed a bill the President signed into low to lower the cost of college. Loebsack also stressed the importance of grassroots organizing and thanked everyone for the help getting him elected last year.
Rep. Braley got the crowd going with a great speech. He said in 2006 we cleaned out the US House and in 2008 we need to clean out the White House. He stressed how important it is to reelect Sen. Harkin. If we get the race locked up early then it will only help Democrats in Iowa. Braley talked a lot about Iraq and Bush’s broken promises. He mentioned Rep. Boswell’s Suicide Prevention Bill to prevent suicide in the military that passed in the House, but is on hold in the Senate because Senator Coburn (R-Oklahoma) must think preventing suicide is bad thing.
I am hearing there are over 12,000 people here. Hillary has the most signs out, but I think Obama seems to have the most supporters because they were passing out a ton of t-shits. Edwards and Biden also seem to have sizable group of supporters. One interesting note is Biden has about 20 volunteers down in front of the stage, while Clinton has just as many paid staffers down there.
The presidential candidates just have been introduced, as well as Sen. Harkin. I will be back in a bit with more info.
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Posted at August 1, 2007 at 11:46 am
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Posted at July 22, 2007 at 11:22 am
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Jane Norman of the Register has a summary of the 2nd quarter fundraising numbers. Here they are…1st DistrictBruce Braley - D $115,000 raised and $220,000 cash on hand2nd DistrictDave Loebsack - D $154,000 raised and $251,000 cash on hand3rd District…
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Posted at July 14, 2007 at 2:34 pm
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The Washington Post has a story about the decline of support in rural areas of the Iraq War. The story looks at Tipton, Iowa that has had 2 soldiers die in combat in Iraq and has quotes from Rep. Bruce Braley.It is “the intensity and passion” of the d…
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Posted at June 14, 2007 at 4:14 pm
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Posted at May 14, 2007 at 8:34 am
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