Iowa

rurallib

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5. It is killing me also.

Reply to IADEMO2004 (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 11:48 AM

Oct 2016

Iowa has really changed from the place I grew up in.
We are not the curious, friendly, educated place it once was.

Seems as our population has aged - and we are one of the oldest populations around - and the advent of Fox News we have seen Iowans become more and more rigid in their political beliefs.

The reincarnation of Branstad has been horrible and little more than a tea bag tool. Yet he continues to get high ratings. Ernst is a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Enterprises. Grassley does fucking nothing at all. King, Young and Blum are total fringe baggers. I can't believe extremists like this would have had a chance 25 years ago.

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iowa #'s are killing me. [View all] IADEMO2004 Oct 2016 OP

Yet another "red State" that puts Party over country. When will they learn? eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #1

We are not all red out here rurallib Oct 2016 #4

Thank you for that info, rurallib. I know there are pockets of blue, but Iowa is predominantly red. BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #8

I hope, but our media out here really sucks big time rurallib Oct 2016 #9

On the bright side, Iowans *have* voted for Senator Tom Harkins from 1985-2015 BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #10

I know, but Braley seemed like his natural replacement and that really hit a wall rurallib Oct 2016 #11

Media in the west 100% GOP saturation. IADEMO2004 Oct 2016 #12

Come on Hawkeyes! madaboutharry Oct 2016 #2

ohio is killing me.... apcalc Oct 2016 #3

It is killing me also. rurallib Oct 2016 #5

It is lots of middle aged people as well exboyfil Oct 2016 #6

Totally agree with the middle aged folks rurallib Oct 2016 #7

Eat at my house next time You're in the west. The one with the Obama sticker on the front door. IADEMO2004 Oct 2016 #13

Double Rainbow! slumcamper Oct 2016 #14

Sweet IADEMO2004 Oct 2016 #15

I agree. It's definitely not the place I remember. progressoid Oct 2016 #17

Another depressed Iowan here. emmadoggy Nov 2016 #18

Yeah, that's pretty depressing. progressoid Oct 2016 #16