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William Meyers will not appear on the ballot, but he’s still ‘in this race’

Started by CIM Network · 10 months ago

Democrat-turned-independent candidate William Meyers, who hoped to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Latham in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, told the Iowa Independent yesterday that his name would not appear on the ballot this November.
But he said it is not for lack of signed petitions ... Continue reading »

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  • Ward

    10 months ago

    I am a friend. The names are Tom Harkin and Scott Brennan. They promised Meyers that they would change the rules concerning leadership involvement during primary seasons.

    Meyers is a hero. Harkin and Brennan are creeps.
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  • Steel Medic

    10 months ago

    Wait... It only takes 300 signatures to get on the ballot. So he is left without enough time to get these signatures?? I have a hard time believing that. If he was really serious, he would have been able to collect these in a week at the very most. In addition, how does he know that changes wont be made? The election is over, there wont be another primary for 2 years, and the people that William is depending on to make changes ever so quickly are running for office themselves.

    I am 100 percent sure that if William recieved word from Tom Harkin that he would work to help change things, Tom meant it. However things cannot be changed over night by the Democratic party in a swing state during the last 90 days of the most important election in state history. Have some patience William.
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  • desmoinesdem

    10 months ago

    Scott Brennan told me Meyers did not give him the petitions, and, having read Meyers' press release, "I have no idea what that refers to."
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  • Ward

    10 months ago

    you crack me up dmdem, as always you think you KNOW IT ALL. You think Brennan or Harkin would ever admit to inside deals? GIMME A BREAK.
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  • Ward

    10 months ago

    I think Reed should contact Meyers and get the whole scoop for a great last minute attack ad on Tommy Bahama.
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  • Steel Medic

    10 months ago

    Although Christopher Reed and I disagree on many issues, I respect him and enjoy his friendship. Reed is a veteran, a true veteran, not someone who served for a couple years in the Marines in England during peacetime and than calls himself a "Hero" and a "Terrorist expert" and calls everyone who disagrees with him a "special interest terrorist" (No, I am not kidding, check his website).

    Christopher Reed is an honorable man who has a bright future in Iowa politics, no matter how daunting his task of defeating Harkin looks. He would never associate himself with a nut job like Meyers who occupies most of his day posting under false names on blogs and changing his stance to be against whoever at the moment has made him mad.
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