If only the Democratic Party would do more to support our candidates maybe they'd do better in the elections. We had a couple of Democratic candidates in Story County that weren't supported at all and the Party did nothing to get them in the news. At the same time, the incumbent didn't even try to run, no debate, nothing. But he won. We need someone in the party with media experience in order to get things rolling.
Suzette, no mention of money. And lots of other topics we could have touched on but didn’t have the time. But money is a HUGE problem, ever since Citizens United. We could do a whole podcast on that topic alone. Harris raised a billion dollars in a short time period. It wasn’t enough to get her over the top.
If only the Democratic Party would do more to support our candidates maybe they'd do better in the elections. We had a couple of Democratic candidates in Story County that weren't supported at all and the Party did nothing to get them in the news. At the same time, the incumbent didn't even try to run, no debate, nothing. But he won. We need someone in the party with media experience in order to get things rolling.
And that’s Story County, one of only five Iowa counties Harris won. If a D can’t win there…
I don’t think I heard any mention of the money in politics?
Suzette, no mention of money. And lots of other topics we could have touched on but didn’t have the time. But money is a HUGE problem, ever since Citizens United. We could do a whole podcast on that topic alone. Harris raised a billion dollars in a short time period. It wasn’t enough to get her over the top.