The DFA Vote is Down to the Final 10, and Iowa Has TWO Great Candidates Still in the Running! Vote Now!Well, I have to admit that I am very impressed by the Iowa progressive community. In the initial round of voting to select a Congressional candidate for DFA endorsement, two Iowa candidates, David Loebsack from Iowa Congressional District 2 and Bruce Braley from Iowa Congressional District 1, made it to the Top 10 as finalists. And they did this by beating out many other Congressional candidates from far more populous states than Iowa. Fifty candidates were eliminated in the first round.
Go vote now for your choice. The voting ends Saturday. DFA is using an Instant Runoff Voting system, which means you can vote for up to three candidates and rank them in your order of preference.
Since both Loebsack and Braley are on Blog for Iowa’s Candidate Watch list, we’ve decided to have two passionate members of our blog team each personally endorse a candidate. Hold onto your hats!
David Loebsack is The Man to Vote For!!!by Molly Regan
David Loebsack is a TRUE DEANER! And whom better should Democracy for Iowa followers choose than one of their own?! Go to Blog for America to cast your vote now, then pass the word to all you know. Anyone in the country can vote. You only have until Saturday, September 24th, at 4pm Iowa time. We have the power. Let’s make it so for this great Dean supporter.
David has been teaching political science at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon for over 22 years. Now he has chosen to take on the task of defeating Rep. Jim Leach in the 2nd Congressional District of Iowa.
David helped Governor Dean on his many tours of Eastern Iowa and was a Dean delegate to the Linn County, the state, and the national conventions. He is a true progressive. He is one of us. Go to Loebsackforcongress.org for more information about David.
I have known and admired David for nearly ten years and he truly is the best person to be DFA’s first candidate of choice.
Molly Regan / Scott County / DFQC
Bruce Braley Speaks For Me!by Caroline Vernon
At a time when the current administration is attempting to stack the Supreme Court with right-wing ideologues rather than mainstream judges who will remain fair and impartial on their interpretation of the law, it is important that we have true representation of the people in our Congress in order to balance the scales of justice. America needs a new class of leadership who is not afraid to speak truth to power even at the risk of being ostracized.
I believe Bruce Braley is such a man. In Bruce's words, (paraphrasing) "Saying what's popular is not always right and saying what's right is not always popular."
America needs leadership that will FINALLY stand up to the corporate special interests and tell them that while it's great that they want to make money for their shareholders, we have had enough of the rampant greed and it is no longer acceptable to choose profits over people!
I believe Bruce will have the courage of his convictions, represent the best interest of "we the people" and reflect the many progressive values that have truly made this country great.
Bruce is strong on education, health care, and a woman's right to choose her own destiny. Throughout his career, he has donated legal services to many indigent Iowans through the Volunteer Lawyers Project. He also feels that stewardship of our land, water and air needs to be a national priority. Bruce is prepared to ask the tough questions about the war and demand that our troops are sent home. Bruce is also against the privatization of social security and supports continued efforts to achieve energy independence through renewable fuels and alternative energy sources.
A vote for Bruce Braley is a vote for a brighter future for Iowa. Therefore, I am hoping you will join me in voting for Bruce Braley (Iowa's 1st Congressional district) as DFA's next Grassroots All-Star!
To learn more about Bruce, visit his website at www.brucebraley.com
Cast your vote now!
Caroline Vernon / Scott County / DFQC