{"id":1997599,"date":"2023-08-11T09:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-controversial-decision-the-latest-loss-in-former-democratic-stronghold\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T09:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:49:44","slug":"bidens-controversial-decision-the-latest-loss-in-former-democratic-stronghold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-controversial-decision-the-latest-loss-in-former-democratic-stronghold\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s controversial choice adds to former Democratic stronghold&#8217;s recent setbacks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-controversial-decision-the-latest-loss-in-former-democratic-stronghold%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1997599&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Iowa Democrats \u2062Face \u200bChallenges in Rebuilding<\/h2>\n<p>Iowa Democrats find themselves at a &#8220;low point&#8221; following a\u2064 series of setbacks, including the disastrous 2020 \u2064presidential caucuses, the loss of their first-in-the-nation caucuses,\u2064 and multiple defeats to Republicans in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-responds-to-myanmars-military-coup-we-will-take-action\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Responds To Myanmar\u2019s Military Coup: We \u2018Will Take Action\u2019\">recent elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a significant blow, the Democratic National \u2063Committee approved President Joe Biden&#8217;s recommendation to prioritize South Carolina over Iowa in the party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-sparks-2024-buzz-with-upcoming-iowa-trip\/\" title=\"Pompeo Sparks 2024 Buzz With Upcoming Iowa Trip\">nominating calendar<\/a> for the upcoming year. This\u2062 decision has left Iowa Democrats in a tough spot as they contemplate\u2063 their future.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Former\u200d Rep. Dave Loebsack \u200bexpressed his concerns:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s no question that Democrats are at a low point in Iowa. It\u2019s difficult even to recruit people \u2063to run when we\u2019re so far down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2018, Democrats held\u200d a majority of Iowa&#8217;s congressional seats and statewide offices. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-controversial-decision-the-latest-loss-in-former-democratic-stronghold\/\" title=\"Biden's controversial choice adds to former Democratic stronghold's recent setbacks.\">2022 midterm elections proved disastrous<\/a> for the\u2062 party, with Republicans claiming \u2062all four of Iowa&#8217;s congressional seats and gaining supermajority control in both chambers of the statehouse.<\/p>\n<p>Now,\u200c Iowa\u2064 Democrats face the challenge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-megadonor-reid-hoffman-looking-to-edge-trump-out-of-gop-presidential-primary\/\" title=\"Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman looking to edge Trump out of GOP presidential primary\">finding viable candidates<\/a>\u2063 for winnable seats. Rita Hart,\u2063 who lost her seat to a\u200b Republican \u200dopponent, now serves as\u2063 the chairwoman\u2062 of the state&#8217;s\u200c Democratic Party. \u200cShe \u2064believes that focusing\u200c on local issues and engaging with fellow Iowans\u200b is crucial to regaining power.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rita Hart emphasized the\u2062 need for local\u200b engagement:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The way the media \u200chas changed, the way people have gotten their information, \u200dwe have not\u2064 shifted to\u2062 understanding that we\u2019ve got to \u2063talk to our fellow Iowans. \u2063I\u2019m very convinced that we\u2019ve got to empower our county \u2063parties to do just that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">key challenges<\/a> for\u200d Iowa Democrats is\u200d appealing to the state&#8217;s influential white, rural voters, a demographic that has shown support for\u200d former President Donald Trump. The loss of their first-place status in the Democratic\u2063 nominating schedule after the 2020 caucuses further \u2062highlighted the\u200c need for a strategic\u2063 reassessment.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Iowa Democrats are focusing on recruiting centrist politicians\u200d who can appeal to\u2064 independent voters.\u200c State Rep. J.D. Scholten expressed hope that the party&#8217;s attention will shift towards electing candidates \u2064and mobilizing Democratic voters.<\/p>\n<p>However, with \u200ba popular Republican \u200dgovernor and a dominant state GOP, Iowa Democrats face an uphill battle in regaining power.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read \u200cmore from The Washington\u200d Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iowa Democrats face a &#8220;low point&#8221; after their disastrous 2020 caucuses, losing their first-in-the-nation status, and multiple defeats to Republicans. 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