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bobbieinok

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6. IMHO IA started to go crazy when the Religious Right took over the GOP in IA in late 80s

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 03:32 PM

Nov 2018

When we moved to IA in 68, the state was pretty much a democratic stronhold.

In the 80 election the RW, with the strong aid of local Mormons, worked hard (and successfully) to get the state to oppose the federal passage of the ERA.

It was strange to watch long time IA republicans unable to figure out what was happening as the Religious Right took over their party. I grew up in OK in the 40s and 50s and had an 'instinctive' feel fof the RR machinations. As someone in OK once said 'You know it's election time when the politicians start showing up to church every Sunday.'

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Hubbell won eleven of ninety-nine counties [View all] Cairycat Nov 2018 OP

I'm sad about DeJear. roody Nov 2018 #1

Me also. But Iowans today seem satisfied with a third rate party hack like Pate. rurallib Nov 2018 #3

Haven't really tried to digest what happened at the state level yet rurallib Nov 2018 #2

IMHO IA started to go crazy when the Religious Right took over the GOP in IA in late 80s bobbieinok Nov 2018 #6

Upside is Kim Reynolds exboyfil Nov 2018 #4

Cindy Axne was in my small red county innumerable times, Hubbell sagesnow Nov 2018 #5

Agreed. progressoid Nov 2018 #8

I think you're right about Hubbell not having the right disposition for politics. minstrel76 Nov 2018 #7

His lack of connection to the rural counties was my concern from the day he won the primary. progressoid Nov 2018 #9

Steady stream of poison from conservative rural local radio stations. IADEMO2004 Nov 2018 #10

I see someone gets rural Iowa Iowa420 Nov 2018 #11

Welcome Iowa420. Face to face door to door for Democrats. IADEMO2004 Nov 2018 #12