Iowa Senate: Conlin remains upbeat says dems are up 3 or 4-1 in early voting

[WI_DEM]

MUSCATINE, Iowa —Polls show longtime incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to be well ahead of his Democratic challenger, Roxanne Conlin. But Conlin brought an upbeat message to around 50 Democratic activists Saturday afternoon at Democratic headquarters in downtown Muscatine.

“The national mantra about how Democrats are disenchanted has not been true in Iowa,” she told them. “Thank you, Muscatine! We’re doing great!“

Conlin said Democrats are ahead “by three and four to one” in early voting.

“The only danger we face from the polls is that we let them become a self-fulfilling prophecy,” she said, noting that former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack was behind by over 20 percentage points in the 2000 gubernatorial race.

“We just kept working,” she said. “He became one of the best governors we ever had. We know for sure we have enough votes to win up and down the ticket.”

Conlin pleased the crowd by providing plenty of jabs at her opponent.

“Where in the world is Chuck Grassley? Look on his webpage at events. There are no events scheduled,” she declared. “He has refused to do any televised debates with me. He refuses to talk about his record. He’s had 30 years to get his talking points together. Sen. Grassley, this is not your seat.”

Conlin said she has a very detailed plan on her website, www.roxanneforiowa.com.

“I want to go to the U.S. Senate on behalf of the people of Iowa,” she said. “We are the party that represents people who are unemployed, who are underemployed, who wake up in the morning and pray they still have a job. We must be focused like a laser on issues like jobs and the economy.”

Immediately after the gathering, Conlin addressed issues more specifically when she was interviewed by two Muscatine High School students.

Eleventh-graders Rachel Hohneke and Brandon Mitchell are participants in Muscatine High School’s Global Prep Academy, a project-based pilot program. Conlin told them the first priority has to be jobs and the economy. “So many young people are unemployed. I’d rather have young people doing the things we need to have done rather than on street corners,” she said.

Conlin responded to a question about gay marriage by saying she supports equal rights for everyone.

She said she continues to support the bailout for Wall Street. “Wall Street is doing fine, but Main Street is not,” she said.

And Conlin said she favors social health care. “Democrats generally believe that health care is a right,” she told the two students. “I’m glad we have taken steps to make it available.”

http://www.muscatinejournal.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/article_41a48d26-d4c9-11df-b07b-001cc4c03286.html

[saltpoint]

1. Grassley is such a total

puke.

Puke or puke. Whichever you prefer.

It would be just terrific if Roxanne Conlin could upset the old fool.

[elleng]

2. She said it!

"The only danger we face from the polls is that we let them become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

[FrenchieCat]

3. That's why the Media and the Pukes have been working the

Democratic Self-fulfilling prophecy angle. That's all they have.
Too bad some of us here at DU have had to fight so hard in making sure
that these prophecies weren't sold so easily!....cause lord knows,
we've got some of those salesmen in da house! :(