Comments on: Hanson bests Burgmeier in HD90 http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90 Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: W Scott Lincoln http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90/comment-page-1#comment-24251 W Scott Lincoln Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:46:47 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19382#comment-24251 Gay-haters lose this battle, but apparently they are sending even more out-of-state mormon front-group money into the state to open up marriage equality hating offices. Gay-haters lose this battle, but apparently they are sending even more out-of-state mormon front-group money into the state to open up marriage equality hating offices.

]]> By: James Eaves-Johnson http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90/comment-page-1#comment-24252 James Eaves-Johnson Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:36:07 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19382#comment-24252 Gay-haters lose! I am not a very strong Democrat, but when Republicans burnish their gay-hating credentials in an election, I will stand solidly against them. This is excellent news! Gay-haters lose! I am not a very strong Democrat, but when Republicans burnish their gay-hating credentials in an election, I will stand solidly against them. This is excellent news!

]]> By: W Scott Lincoln http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90/comment-page-1#comment-19599 W Scott Lincoln Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:46:47 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19382#comment-19599 Gay-haters lose this battle, but apparently they are sending even more out-of-state mormon front-group money into the state to open up marriage equality hating offices. Gay-haters lose this battle, but apparently they are sending even more out-of-state mormon front-group money into the state to open up marriage equality hating offices.

]]> By: James Eaves-Johnson http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90/comment-page-1#comment-19600 James Eaves-Johnson Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:36:07 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19382#comment-19600 Gay-haters lose! I am not a very strong Democrat, but when Republicans burnish their gay-hating credentials in an election, I will stand solidly against them. This is excellent news! Gay-haters lose! I am not a very strong Democrat, but when Republicans burnish their gay-hating credentials in an election, I will stand solidly against them. This is excellent news!

]]> By: W Scott Lincoln http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90/comment-page-1#comment-18490 W Scott Lincoln Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:46:47 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19382#comment-18490 Gay-haters lose this battle, but apparently they are sending even more out-of-state mormon front-group money into the state to open up marriage equality hating offices. Gay-haters lose this battle, but apparently they are sending even more out-of-state mormon front-group money into the state to open up marriage equality hating offices.

]]> By: James Eaves-Johnson http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90/comment-page-1#comment-18489 James Eaves-Johnson Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:36:07 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19382#comment-18489 Gay-haters lose! I am not a very strong Democrat, but when Republicans burnish their gay-hating credentials in an election, I will stand solidly against them. This is excellent news! Gay-haters lose! I am not a very strong Democrat, but when Republicans burnish their gay-hating credentials in an election, I will stand solidly against them. This is excellent news!

]]> By: chasemartyn http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90/comment-page-1#comment-18482 chasemartyn Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:41:59 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19382#comment-18482 I don't mean to imply that all of Burgmeier's volunteers were doing visibility on election day, only that some were, and that a campaign in its right mind would probably only resort to sign-waving after every phone in the office was taken and every list was complete.<br><br>I heard anecdotal reports of that during the day, and the Register's story actually reports that state Rep. Betty DeBoef was doing visibility.<br><br>I don't mean to denigrate the Burgmeier operation too much, simply because they put up pretty good numbers. It was just one of my annoying side-comments :)<br><br>I added [some] to that sentence to make it a little clearer. I don't mean to imply that all of Burgmeier's volunteers were doing visibility on election day, only that some were, and that a campaign in its right mind would probably only resort to sign-waving after every phone in the office was taken and every list was complete.

I heard anecdotal reports of that during the day, and the Register's story actually reports that state Rep. Betty DeBoef was doing visibility.

I don't mean to denigrate the Burgmeier operation too much, simply because they put up pretty good numbers. It was just one of my annoying side-comments :)

I added [some] to that sentence to make it a little clearer.

]]> By: desmoinesdem http://iowaindependent.com/19382/hanson-bests-burgmeier-in-hd90/comment-page-1#comment-18479 desmoinesdem Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:59:42 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19382#comment-18479 Surely the GOP must have had volunteers knocking on doors yesterday and making phone calls. Are you sure they were just waving at cars? Surely the GOP must have had volunteers knocking on doors yesterday and making phone calls. Are you sure they were just waving at cars?

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