Iowa disappoints big time in 2020

   Jack Doppelt

Iowa voters successfully penetrated the GOP-controlled legislature’s persistent efforts to suppress the vote, but to little end in holding the GOP responsible. A record number of Iowans – 1.7 million – voted. That’s 78.6% of all eligible voters, 3rd in the nation behind only Maine and Minnesota. Nearly 1 million voted early. Another 700,000 voted on election day.

Still, Iowa raised the red GOP banner almost across the board -the Presidency, US Senate, two of four US Congressional seats (with a 3rd too close to call), and both houses of the Iowa legislature. 97 of Iowa’s 99 counties are now represented by a Republican in either the state House or Senate.

       Thanks all for your work, efforts, and spirit. https://bit.ly/3n0mzDy

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Election day - it's in Iowans' hands now

   Jack Doppelt

Election day. The finish line looms. Iowa takes 2,095,581 registered voters, the most ever, into today's election potential. Almost 1 million have already voted. Another million are in position to vote today. Final call.

Since the primaries in June, Republican registrations have climbed faster than, and surpassed, Democratic registrations. Independent registrations went down before the primaries because unaffiliateds can’t vote in the primaries.

That's where things stand, polls aside.

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