Is today a once in a lifetime chance to remake the nation? I know one thing. Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin is right, Democrats need to dream big and get to work. What does that mean?
Iowa Democrats cannot resign themselves to the idea Iowa is a red state, or that Republican control of state government is inevitable. Republicans are in charge now and they haven’t always been. They will unlikely always be. The dream for Democrats is to make substantial progress toward retaking control of our government, culminating with voting Governor Kim Reynolds out of office in 2026. While we are at it, we could get rid of Attorney General Brenna Bird and other Republican statewide elected officials. I’m laying that marker down. Democrats in control after the 2026 general election.
What does “get to work” mean? Accept that elections matter and regardless of what small part we play in them, do more than simply vote. There are plenty of ways to get involved in campaigns, beginning with talking to reluctant voters in your family and contacting the local Democratic Party to volunteer.
I expressed my concerns about conventional campaigning last August. This post is not about that. This post is about a special election this week to the Alabama state legislature where Democrat Marilyn Lands won by 28 points in a district that voted for Trump in 2020. Lands made abortion rights and access to in vitro fertilization major themes of her campaign. She serves as an example that flipping a red district is possible.
Can we “remake the nation into a radically more just and equitable one from top to bottom,” as McLaughlin suggested? This may be our defining moment, yet only if we can recognize the hope and possibility it presents. Only if we roll up our sleeves and get to work.
I have faith the people of Iowa will rise up and reject Republican posturing to do what is right for Iowa and the nation. Winning is possible if we dream big and get to work.
Here is a link to the Iowa Democratic Party to get involved today.
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One reply on “Dream Big, Get To Work”
Would seem that Iowa Democrats (most particularly in the State Legislature) would have a whole lot to campaign on in the upcoming election cycles. Difficult to remember a more cruel and destructive legislative agenda that’s been in play since Trump arrived on the national scene. And I can vividly remember the Robert Ray days,
[Ray was like one of God’s angels compared with the loonies dominating the Iowa legislature and governorship these days]
thinking how wonderful it would be if Iowa someday elects a Democratic governor and more Democrats in general. It finally happened in later years and yes it can and will happen again once the people become fed up enough. Iowa’s best hope is in the upcoming younger generation. Let’s hope they become educated and decide to remain in the state and fight for a better tomorrow. Yes indeed, “time to get to work”.
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