Progressive Democrat Issue 92: MIDWEST FOCUS: Iowa

Iowa Republicans are using some of the same dirty tricks that the national Republicans are. Sleazy tactics of smearing and lying that they have been using at least since Nixon. This report comes from the Iowa Democratic Party:

Letter from IDP Chair Pederson About Yet Another Republican Attack Group "Iowans for Agriculture"

Friends,

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your television, along comes yet another unaccountable special interest group spreading misleading negative political attacks against Democrats.

This time it isn’t “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth” or the “Economic Freedom Fund.” They are called “Iowans for Agriculture,” and the more real Iowans know about this unregulated 527 group, the fewer will fall victim to their attempt to buy this election.

Their TV ads start airing Monday, October 23rd. Please forward this email to everyone who might vote in November, so that they know “Iowans for Agriculture” is just another secretive group trying to mislead them into voting for Republicans.

What do we know about “Iowans for Agriculture?” 527s are so unregulated that we know almost nothing.

We don’t know who they are.

We don’t know how many corporations or wealthy individuals contributed tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to them.

We don’t know what their real agenda is.

In short, we don’t know much, but we know they are coming- and Iowans deserve to be prepared.

Please send this email to everyone you know. Write a letter to your local newspaper. Tell Iowans that a group claiming to be “Iowans for Agriculture” is really just another unaccountable, unregulated 527 group trying to buy this election, just like Republicans have bought so much else.

Don’t let them do it.

Sincerely,

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Sally Pederson


For more information about Republican smear tactics in Iowa, please visit www.stopgopsmear.com.