Free Republic

see comments if interested...

See Comments if interested...

see comments if interested...

See Comments...

Swing District for Blum(R). See Comments.

ALL ABSENTEE BALLOTS REQUESTED BY THESE PARTICULAR DATES: 10/17/18: D-33,331 R-24,856 I-11,882 10/10/16: D-33,717 R-19,175 I-14,331 10/08/14: D-34,123 R-21,910 I-15,005 09/16/12: D-33,084 R-6,399 I-11,345 2016: Loebsack(D)-53.7% Peters(R)-46.2% 2014: Loebsack(D)-52.5% Miller(R)-47.5% 2012: Loebsack(D)-55.6% Archer(R)-42.5%

Loebsack, Miller-Meeks take aggressive stances. (Davenport, Iowa) - U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack and his challenger Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks didn't hold back the barbs in Saturday's debate at St. Ambrose University, Davenport. Both the 2nd Congressional District incumbent and the Ottumwa ophthalmologist making her third attempt to oust him from office took aggressive stances in what could be a final face off before the November election. Loebsack, a Democrat, went after Miller-Meeks, a Republican, for not answering direct questions, specifically targeting her refusal to say whether she would repeal the Affordable Care Act. “I'm not clear where she is,” he said....

Three Iowa Democratic congressmen are being targeted in a million-dollar campaign by groups that say the National Labor Relations Board is overstepping its authority by dictating where businesses can and cannot create jobs. U.S. Reps. Bruce Braley, Dave Loebsack and Leonard Boswell are among 16 House members who are the focus of the national radio and web video ad campaign sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers and National Federation of Independent Business. They are being encouraged to vote for HR 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. The legislation is a response to the NLRB’s “recent wave of...

Iowa ophthalmologist Mariannette Miller-Meeks had come to Washington, D.C., many times since 2000 to talk to members of her state’s Congressional delegation about health care. But during an April 2007 visit, she caught a fever for Capitol Hill. Miller-Meeks and other doctors met with her new Congressman, Democrat Dave Loebsack, who upset longtime Republican Rep. Jim Leach in the 2006 election. Miller-Meeks, a Republican and a past president of the Iowa Medical Society, disagreed with her new Representative’s views on health care, and a thought occurred to her as she crossed to the Senate side with a group of Iowa...

Iowa is one of only two states that has never elected a woman to the United States House of Representatives. Iowa also holds the distinction of never electing a female governor or United States Senator. Every year, the news media focuses on Iowa’s history of never electing a woman to a prominent federal or state office, but their bias towards the Democrats has prevented them from covering the one woman on the ballot this fall who actually has a reasonable shot of winning – Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Miller-Meeks debated Congressman Dave Loebsack last night at Mt. Mercy College in Cedar...

The Gazette and KCRG-TV9 are hosting another political debate tonight in Cedar Rapids, this time between the Democratic and Republican 2nd Congressional District candidates. This follows the rousing Thursday, Oct. 7, debate between Democratic Gov. Chet Culver and former Republican Gov. Terry Branstad at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. The focus shifts to Cedar Rapids’ Mount Mercy University for the 2nd District debate. Democratic incumbent Dave Loebsack and Republican challenger Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will be at Betty Cherry Heritage Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. As with the gubernatorial debate, you can watch it live on KCRG Local 9.2, or...

Republican challenger Mariannette Miller-Meeks is accusing Democratic Congressman Dave Loebsack of “flip-flopping”on a key issue. Miller-Meeks says Loebsack has changed his position on the Bush-era tax cuts. “I would say a flip-flop is when in 2006 you say on television you would not have voted for the Bush tax cuts. Then you say that you would not have extended the Bush tax cuts — you say that when you’re in office, repeatedly,” Miller-Meeks says. “And then all-of-a-sudden this year while it’s not popular and the majority of Americans say that the Bush tax cuts should be extended, now you’re for...

A new poll shows the 2nd District U.S. House rematch between two-term Rep. Dave Loebsack and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks to be a statistical dead heat. The poll by the Tarrance Group found Loebsack leading 41 percent to 40 percent with 13 percent undecided and Libertarian Gary Sicard getting 6 percent...

...Iowa Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack is in a statistical dead heat with his Republican opponent in a new poll conducted for his opponent and the National Republican Congressional Committee. The Tarrance Group poll shows Loebsack at 41 percent, while repeat candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks is at 40 percent. A Libertarian candidate, Gary Sicard, is at 6 percent, while 13 percent are undecided...

...The race between Miller-Meeks and Loebsack has been as tight as five-six points recently among likely voters (within one poll's margin of error) as Obama's approval ratings in Iowa have sagged. The two squared off with other minor-party candidates tonight in a debate in Coralville, Iowa. Via the the Globe Gazette: One of the sharpest differences (between Republican challenger Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Incumbent David Loebsack) involved the landmark health care reform approved by congressional Democrats. Miller-Meeks called for its repeal "even though I know we would not be able to override a presidential veto.".. Miller-Meeks would repeal health care legislation...

Dr. Miller-Meeks is continuing to gather momentum for the November Election. National Review Online notes today that Miller-Meeks should defeat Representative Loebsack in this highly democratic district with “luck or a wave”. The wave is an 18 point lead by the head of the Iowa ticket former Governor Branstad, and with this surgeon’s laser focus on victory, luck will follow her as it did with her overwhelming primary win. No one will out work this candidate. "Bill Delahunt’s open seat in Massachusetts, Mike Ross in Arkansas, Jim Costa in California, Loretta Sanchez in California, Jerry McNerney in California, Bob Filner...

Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District Republican Candidate and Ottumwa native Mariannette Miller-Meeks is standing up to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Dave Loebsack. “We need to send people to Washington to stand up to the agenda that Nancy Pelosi and her puppet, Dave Loebsack, are trying to shove down our throats,” she said. “I may be a short Mariannette, but I am nobody’s puppet.” Miller-Meeks, a former ophthalmology physician and U.S. Army veteran, held a West Liberty meet-and-greet at the West Liberty Public Library last Tuesday night. Most of Miller-Meeks’ speech centered around the actions and choices of Democrats Pelosi and...

OTTUMWA, Iowa – President Obama's highly unusual three-city swing through southeast Iowa on the heels of a late March visit to Iowa City underscores the Democrat Party’s fear that Rep. David Loebsack will be defeated in November, Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. "They know David Loebsack is in deep, deep political trouble because he’s betrayed his constituents. Never has a president expended so much taxpayer money in such a short amount of time to prop up a member of Congress. It doesn't matter why he claims to be here or what he says when he’s here, Barack Obama’s...

The president will visit three Iowa counties hit hard by the recession, with March unemployment nearly 11 percent in Lee County, where Fort Madison and Keokuk are the county seats. Rates are similarly high in Henry and Wapello counties, and all are far above the statewide unemployment rate of 6.8 percent...

MUSCATINE, Iowa — She may not a big person, but Mariannette Miller-Meeks has some big ideas and dreams about going to Congress. The Ottumwa physician was the Republican candidate in 2008 against Democratic 2nd District Congressman Dave Loebsack. She's seeking the Republican nomination again in the June Primary to run against Loebsack in the November 2010 election. Miller-Meeks visited several Muscatine businesses Monday and greeted 15 supporters at the home of Dave and Dyann Roby at 2208 Oak Valley Drive. “I think most people are looking for someone who hears, listens, and then leads,” she said. Miller-Meeks outlined four non-negotiable...