Democrats of Pocahontas County, Iowa


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***AREA DEMOCRATIC NEWS & INFORMATION!***

  • Senator Tom Harkin's staff member, Kevin Condon, will be at the Pocahontas Community Hospital on Wed. July 8 from 2:30 to 3:30 P.M. Condon will listen to health care concerns of constituents and will report back to Sen. Harkin.

  • News for Democrats in Iowa's Fourth District.
    Iowa Fourth District Website
    Check out the 'Latham Watch' on this site for the congressman's ongoing voting record.

  • Pocahontas Co. Central Committee will meet in Rolfe next month.
    July 11 at 9:00 A.M.....on the parade float : )

  • There will be a 4th District workshop in Emmetsburg, September 12. Time and place to be announced.


  • BLOGS

  • The Rural Blog
  • Hullabaloo by Digby
  • Huffington Post
  • Iowa Voters for Open and Transparent Elections by Jerry Depew
  • The Rural Populist by Brian Depew
  • TPM Cafe
  • Talking Points
  • Daily Kos

  • LOTS GOING ON AT THE STATE HOUSE.

    Contact State Senator Jack Kibbie

    Senator Kibbie's Newsletter

    Contact State Representative Delores Mertz

    State of Iowa

  • What are YOUR issues? Let them know!
  • For caucus results in all precincts Click here.
  • 239,000 Democratic voters turned out for the Iowa caucus. In Pocahontas County there were 460 Democratic participants. The Republican caucus drew 370.

  • To check to see how your Senator, Representative, or Presidential candidate voted on bills in Congress. Go to Thomas Register Rollcall Votes.

  • POLITICS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, LATEST NEWS & VIEWS: WHATEVER YOU WANT TO KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY HERE. GO TO CSPAN RESOURCES.

  • Check the facts, keep track of candidates' records, see how they are funded, how they voted, what positions they've taken on the issues. Vote Smart: Project Vote-Smart Fact Check: the Annenberg Political Fact Check

  • See links to your representatives, state and national.
    Go to contact links

    Letters to the Editor are always important! Keep on writing.
    Addresses of area newspapers.

  • Keep up to date with Governor Chet Culver.


    • ***WRITE OR CALL CANDIDATES & OFFICIALS REGULARLY. LET THEM KNOW YOUR VIEWS!***

    ***IT MATTERS***

    How to Reach Your Elected Officials


    Secretary of State Mike Mauro has an excellent website which includes a link to county information, as well as databases on Voter/Elections, Nonprofits, Online Filing and much more. Counties Information

    Democratic news in the state of Iowa

    Iowa Legislature

    U.S. Congress on the Internet-Thomas

    U.S. Senator Tom Harkin

    Senator Charles Grassley

    Rep. Tom Latham

    U.S. Senate-Official Site

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Democratic National Committee

    Let Them Know What You Think.

    • BOOKS OF INTEREST- Other suggestions welcome.
  • The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
  • Out of Iraq by William Polk and George McGovern
  • The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman
  • The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
  • The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
  • The Long Road Home by Martha Raddatz
  • The Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward- A New Approach by the Iraq Study Group
  • The Greatest Story Ever Sold by Frank Rich
  • Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Irag by Thomas E. Ricks
  • Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency by Lou Dubose and Jake Bernstein
  • Imperial Life in the Emerald City; Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
  • Chain of Command by Seymour Hersh
  • State of Denial by Bob Woodward
    Affordable Health Care
    Voting Rights
    Social Security
    A Clean Environment
    Safe Food
    Good Schools
    Peaceful Solutions

    LET'S DO IT!

    The Central Committee meets at the Family Table in Pocahontas on the 1st Saturday of the month at 8:30 A.M.

    County Chair:
    Lois Jirgens
    712-841-2427

    Treasurer:
    Jim Bartosh

    Secretary:
    Mery Crotty

    Contact us.

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