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Sparks Already Flying in 3rd District Primary

Started by CIM Network · 10 months ago

There’s always a bit of jostling when a member of a political party decides to enter into a primary contest against an incumbent, but the race in Iowa’s 3rd District only began a few weeks ago and candidates are already exchanging blows.
On Tuesday, challenger Ed Fallon ... Continue reading »

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  • Jerry

    1 year ago

    Let's compare voting history OK, Let's compare the voting history of Fallon and Boswell.


    Ed voted for Ralph Nader once.  Nader helped get us the seat belt, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA, the Freedom of Information Act and much more.  He's an American hero.


    Leonard voted for the Bank Conglomeration Act, the Screw You Bankruptcy Act, the Oil Company Tax Cut Act, the Ain't I a PATRIOT ACT, the Iraq Invasion Resolution, and the Spy on Your Overseas Email Act.  This is the Republican agenda. 


    So who is more loyal to Democratic party values?

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  • thomasrial

    1 year ago

    Ed Fallon helped elect George Bush Let's not credit Ed Fallon for merely voting for Ralph Nader who gave did some good things in his life.  That's was Nader's success.  Fallon had nothing to do with it.


    In fact, Fallon supported a candidate that helped to split progressives and liberals and give Bush a winner-take-all election in Iowa, Tennessee and Florida.  President Gore would have  kept this country from going down the path we see Republicans regretting.


    More important, however, is the fact that Ed Fallon has literally done nothing while a State Legislature.  He is all talk and no substance.  Not one piece of legislation has his name on it.  Not one.  He may have "introduced" measures to the State House, but that's it.  He will be no more than the Democrats Steve King.  On the fringe and incapable of contributing because he would rather live on the peak of principle rather than move this country forward through reasonable legislation and compromise.


    Fallon will ensure the GOP rules this district once again.

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  • ICA

    1 year ago

    Lame That's all you can come up with?


    No Child Left Behind, PATRIOT Act, NAFTA, Peru FTA, the IRAQ WAR VOTE?  Boswell is on the wrong side of all of these.  He's got to go.


    One vote for Nader pales in mistakes Leonard Boswell has made in his votes on the war in Iraq, energy, education, civil liberties, trade, etc.

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