11-08-2012, 07:25 AM
Well, we all know how the big item went. Anyone have anything interesting happen closer to home?
Here's a few items from Iowa:
-Due to redistricting, one of our House races was between two long-standing incumbents - Tom Latham vs. Leonard Boswell. Boswell had the somewhat dubious distinction of running the most negative campaign I've ever seen. I heard precisely one unique ad of his where he had anything good to say about himself.
-I'm not sure exactly who it involved, but apparently one of our state legislature races had a difference of 29 votes. That's apparently startlingly close even for a local election. That's just people who voted yesterday though, and doesn't include early voting, so maybe that'll resolve it.
-In another local race, Steve Sodders apparently had some advertising saying his opponent (Jane Jech) opposed access to cancer screening.
Jane Jech's mother is apparently dying of cancer.
FAUX PAS.
-There was a ballot issue about one county getting a loan which was promoted as for "water conservation". However, it's entirely acceptable under the fine print for them to spend it building bike trails, and some people think that's exactly what they'll do. (This area already has bike trails that no one uses in various places...)
-And speaking of early voting, there seem to be a lot of people who had absentee ballots that never actually got where they were going. Does not appear to be an attempt at actual tampering, since I've heard reports from people identifying as members of both parties. But it's making some people kind of wonder if pushing early voting so much is in fact a bad idea.
-Morgan.
Here's a few items from Iowa:
-Due to redistricting, one of our House races was between two long-standing incumbents - Tom Latham vs. Leonard Boswell. Boswell had the somewhat dubious distinction of running the most negative campaign I've ever seen. I heard precisely one unique ad of his where he had anything good to say about himself.
-I'm not sure exactly who it involved, but apparently one of our state legislature races had a difference of 29 votes. That's apparently startlingly close even for a local election. That's just people who voted yesterday though, and doesn't include early voting, so maybe that'll resolve it.
-In another local race, Steve Sodders apparently had some advertising saying his opponent (Jane Jech) opposed access to cancer screening.
Jane Jech's mother is apparently dying of cancer.
FAUX PAS.
-There was a ballot issue about one county getting a loan which was promoted as for "water conservation". However, it's entirely acceptable under the fine print for them to spend it building bike trails, and some people think that's exactly what they'll do. (This area already has bike trails that no one uses in various places...)
-And speaking of early voting, there seem to be a lot of people who had absentee ballots that never actually got where they were going. Does not appear to be an attempt at actual tampering, since I've heard reports from people identifying as members of both parties. But it's making some people kind of wonder if pushing early voting so much is in fact a bad idea.
-Morgan.