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Roundup: GOP Governors Get Called Out For Ignoring White House Recommendations to Slow COVID-19 Spread

GOP governors ignored recommendations from the White House Coronavirus Task Force to curb the spread of COVID-19 – even as cases continue to rise across the country. The White House warned states in the “red zone” should implement mask mandates, but GOP governors including Georgia’s Brian Kemp, Iowa’s Kim Reynolds, Oklahoma’s Kevin Stitt, and Missouri’s…

GOP Governors Ignore White House Recommendations to Curb Spread of COVID-19

GOP governors are ignoring recommendations from the White House to curb the spread of COVID-19 – even as cases continue to rise across the country. According to White House coronavirus task force reports, states in the “red zone” should have enacted mask orders, but 14 GOP governors ignored the White House’s guidelines and refused to…

“Terminate It”: What Trump’s Obamacare Repeal Will Cost Iowa

Does Gov. Kim Reynolds Support the President’s Efforts to Rip Away Health Care from 187,000 Iowans? Yesterday, President Trump doubled down on his administration’s ultimate goal to “terminate” the ACA even as the country faces its worst public health crisis in history. The deadly effects that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act would cause…

DGA Calls on Kim Reynolds to Fire Steve King from Reynolds Campaign

National Democrats and National Republicans Agree on King; Why Is Iowa’s Governor Silent? Today, the Democratic Governors Association joined the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Chair in condemning Rep. Steve King’s rhetoric and association with white nationalist groups. The DGA called on Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to follow suit and fire Steve King from his role…

VIDEO: “Trump Voters in Iowa Tell Us Why They Like the Democrat Running For Governor” on Morning Joe

“A Look At The Ingredients to a Midwestern Comeback” Today, Morning Joe highlighted Democrats’ midwestern comeback, focusing on Fred Hubbell’s race for Governor of Iowa against “Trump-loving Governor Kim Reynolds.” NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard spoke with voters in Iowa who voted for President Trump in 2016 but are planning on backing Democrat Fred Hubbell, a businessman…

Hide n’ Seek: A Tale of Kim Reynolds’ Relationship With Accountability

As Kim Reynolds takes the stage tonight for the first gubernatorial debate, voters will finally get to hear her reasoning for her dreadful record as governor. Reynolds has spent her campaign desperately trying to avoid accountability as questions swirl around her “ethically challenged” leadership. It’s no wonder Reynolds is so frightened–she’s been plagued by headlines…

Reynolds’ Cronyism Enabled Alleged Sexual Harassment

“The report of the independent investigation into sexual harassment at the Iowa Finance Authority carries a strong whiff of cronyism” Yesterday, a new column from the Des Moines Register’s opinion editor highlighted the consequences of the cronyism swirling around the “ethically challenged” Kim Reynolds administration. Kathie Obradovich wrote, “The report of the independent investigation into…

Kim Reynolds Doubles Down on Support for Kavanaugh

Reynolds in January: ‘Sexual harassment has been a stain on our culture’ Reynolds on Tuesday: ‘I think … he would be a great judge’ Eight months ago, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds focused her Condition of the State speech on fighting the ‘stain’ of sexual harassment. On Tuesday, she doubled down on her support for a judge…

New Poll: Hubbell Leads in Iowa as Reynolds’ Approval Continues to Fall

A new poll out from the Des Moines Register shows Democrat Fred Hubbell with a 43-41 lead over Governor Kim Reynolds in Iowa. Since their last poll, Reynolds net favorability rating fell dramatically from +11 to +1, meanwhile Hubbell’s standing has improved as voters have gotten to know him. His net favorability stands at +15 despite months…

ICYMI: Editorial Blasts Kim Reynolds’ Failing Campaign

A new editorial from the Quad-City Times calls out Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ failing campaign, writing, “It hasn’t been a kind summer campaign season for Iowa’s Republican governor… Reynolds’ is a campaign in desperate need to seize control of a narrative that, until now, it’s proven incapable of shaping.” Read the blistering editorial online in…

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