Culver uses his Veto
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I’m sure that some groups are celebrating Chet Culver’s veto yesterday of the Collective Bargaining bill, and the salary increases for himself and other statewide elected officials. They should celebrate, it was important for them to bring pressure on Culver to do the right thing. Now before we pat ourselves on the back too much, Chet Culver made a brilliant political move yesterday which will make him much more difficult to beat in 2010.
Now I don’t think for a second that Chet Culver is brilliant, but I do think he is smart enough to listen and follow the advice of Jerry Crawford. Culver’s veto yesterday took away two issues that would have killed him in a reelection campaign. Now he has a year or some to rebuild the trust of the unions he pissed off by not signing their legislation. Time heals all wounds, and I have no doubt that the unions will be supporting the Big Lug in the fall of 2010. Get ready to watch the Culver for Governor TV ads telling us how he went against his own party to do what’s best for our state and economy.
Very smart political move yesterday by Culver.
Second Miller-Meeks ad is a Gem.
In the 2nd District Republican Primary for Congress, Mariannette Miller-Meeks has released her second TV ad. It’s well done and does a great job of telling the voter what type of person she is. What I find amazing in this race is that every one assumed that Teahen would raise more money, he hasn’t. Everyone assumed by reading his resume that he would have the best story to tell the voters, wrong again, Miller-Meeks continues to impress in Southeast Iowa. It will be interesting to see if she can pull it off. Here ad will be below in the update section.
Nathan Greene
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it appears the Culver Veto and MMM ad comments go in the same spot, so I hope I'm doing this right.
I like Miller-Meeks more and more - I think she missed a point by noting that this surgery "donation" was done well before she decided to run for congress.
I sincerely believe she is the only one of the three candidates that can beat Loebsack.
Everyone on board!