Why doesn’t Sage mention anything about civil rights for females, people of color, LGBTQIA+ on his website? His campaign is not addressing >60% of Iowa voters. He should tell us in writing before we donate. There will be other Democratic candidates in this race. He has no political history for us to gauge his intentions. We must avoid another Sinema, Manchin, Fetterman. Does Sage believe in the separation of church & state? Would he vote against the SAVE act? Does he believe the ERA should be enforced? Will he fight against anti-Black racism? Should girls be forced to carry their rapists’ child? Will he fight to save contraceptive access, gay marriage & no fault divorce?
Just looked: he added 2 bullets to the bottom of his policy page, a pro-female healthcare (very squishy, no specifics) & a pro-LGBTQIA+ statement. At least he’s listening, even if we’re an afterthought.
Democrats need candidates who are in agreement with most voters in order to win elections. Dems need to give voters what they want, not tell voters that they're wrong. Dems must not condone illegal immigration or men competing in women's sports. Dems must advocate fiscal responsibility with targeted spending cuts and targeted tax increases. Our nation debt is outrageous.
Your picture of what most Americans believe and want is wrong. Mass deportations of all those who immigrated illegally are not sitting well with the majority of Americans. Additionally, Democrats have never condoned illegal immigration directly, which is why they had that immigration bill that would have fixed all the immigration stuff by making it easier for people to become citizens, and by making it faster to deal with immigration problems in the courts. Look up where that went and why.
As for the national debt, most Americans *are* wrong about how that works, and to say that anybody needs to tell people they are right rather than educate them about how things really work is actually insane, especially for factual things like this. The debt is about outstanding loans, but they roll over - some debt gets paid off while other debt gets taken out, which is literally how banks work, fyi. The debt *limit* thus controls how much in loans you can take out, but it *doesn't* control how much the government spends on anything. So this talk about debt limits is basically Republicans saying they want to keep spending millions on military parades, golf sessions, and company buyouts without paying for it.
I'm all for the government fixing it's debt problems, but we do that by not allowing rich people to have less taxes than poor people, and by not giving buyouts to every billionaire company ever.
A lot of people think it's legal and perfectly okay and moral to not have due process with these mass deportations. Should we tell them they are right? No, we shouldn't, because again, that's insane. There is a line between giving people what they want and telling them the lies and deceit that they want to hear. One is democracy, the other is demagoguery.
So Sage stands with LgbT ? The T is where he lost me and a lot of other women as well! The T agenda is why a lot of people did not vote for Democrats! Is he OK with men in women’s sports ? At least that part should be with the majority of Americans for him to get former Democrats behind him.
Nobody is throwing women under the bus. This is like the argument that helping gay people throws straights under the bus, or helping Black people throws whites under the bus. It's just the same thing repeated over again, except now us gays are more accepted. You people want to claim you're an ally? Then stop doing terrible crap under our name.
It's also convenient that none of you ever stop to consider Trans Men! They exist!
Personally, I think gendered sports is one of the dumbest things ever. Sports shouldn't be separated into genders to begin with, and I find that entire idea extremely insulting to women in general.
You know what, considering "cis" a "linguistic apartheid" just shows how extreme you really are. Don't reply to me, because you're literally out of your mind crazy. You're looney. But I will tell you this, that is not ok, it's not normal, and it's extremely offensive to those actually under an apartheid, which involved *segregation.*
Such a tiny thing to balance against the “package” of Dems and the “package” offered by Rs. Governments are not the arbiters of personal morals, and choosing representatives should never be based on emotions. T’s are not trying to take over anything, and will always be a minute portion of population. Most T’s do not change to chase sports fantasies.
I'm 75 years old today, and have been a Democrat most of that time. Mostly because they supported the working class, but somewhere they switched to the "Middle Class" and, especially in Iowa, gave up on the rural communities and centralized their operations on the populated areas. They dropped support for local politicians as well, and in the course of about ten years have doubled down on this losing proposition and lost the Statehouse,the Governors Office and both houses in the Federal Government! We balance our budgets well and lose elections like clock work! That was when I moved on and became a reactionary voter supporting Bernie Sanders and others who still followed the "working class" agenda! Sage has as good a shot at this as any other candidate; yes, he is inexperienced, and young, but he has a fighting spirit that I appreciate! He isn't a grandparent,but a responsible parent, who has hustled as best he can to support a family in today's world, unlike the old farts that fill the seats of Congress today in many cases. He does represent the working class, not the retirement class of my age, and those who are my age don't do that very well either! I say full speed ahead! Give them a piece of your mind! Simply campaigning on what really matters will be a refreashing change!
Iowa Politics: "AT LEAST FOUR DEMOCRATS ARE THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT RUNNING......SINCE HE MAY BE IN A COMPETITIVE PRIMARY AGAINST ONE OR MORE STATE LEGISLATORS STATE SENATOR ZACH WAHLS AND STATE REPRESENATATIVES J.D. SCHOLTEN AAND JOSH TUREK ARE ALL CONSIDERING THE SENATE RACE....
Notice above reference to "four Democrats"; but only three (3) names mentioned in article, as Democrats "thinking seriously about running". Please read below.
My name is Richard Sherzan; and I live in Coralville, Iowa. I am a lifelong Democrat; former member of the Iowa Legislature, Iowa House of Representatives; U.S. Army Vietnam War Veteran (Purple Heart, Bronze Star with "V" Device--heroism in ground combat, Vietnam); retired Administrative Law Judge; former Community College Teacher and Substitute Teacher (K-12). You can find additional background information through Google.
On April 2, 2025, I informed the Des Moines Register newspaper journalist/reporter Mr. Gruber-Miller, through a lengthy "Interest-in running" announcement, that I was
thinking about running for the U.S. Senate. As of this date, April 19, 2025, I have yet to see my name mentioned, in any Register article, as a possible Iowa Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.
On April 7, 2025, I sent a lengthy, detailed, revised version of the above "Interest-in running" announcement to Ms. Belin, at "Bleeding Heartland". However, again, my name is not even mentioned in her article.
I believe that I have new and important economic-social ideas to present. And, if I decide to run, I will advocate for those ideas.
Let the "Facts" and the "Truth" speak for themselves! In my view, the life of American Democracy depends upon the strong vitality of their voices!
Since you previously announced campaigns for U.S. Senate in Arizona but did not end up filing nominating papers there, other Iowa reporters may be waiting to see whether you are building a campaign that can compete on a statewide level before they write about your candidacy.
For anyone looking for Richard's Bleeding Heartland post, here is the direct link:
I told you, in an earlier email, that I very much respect you, as a journalist and reporter of the Free Press. That respect remains!
However, I stand by all my remarks herein. I really have nothing further to add---other than to express my personal disappointment, in the manner of your exercise of your journalistic powers/discretion, regarding my possible Iowa campaign for the U.S. Senate, for the reasons stated in all my comments herein.
Further, regarding your above remarks, about my U.S. Senate efforts in Arizona, I find those remarks not relevant, curious, and unreasonable. In my view, those remarks serve merely distract from the issue at hand.
You failed, in your current article, to mention even my name, as a Democrat "thinking seriously about running" for the U.S. Senate in Iowa, when, on April 7, 2025, I sent you a long, detailed "interest-announcement". In my view, you have yet to explain the reason for that omission.
I believe that the readers of "Iowa Politics" deserve the "facts" and the "truth" about Iowa politics, including, the current politics relating to the U.S. Senate race in Iowa.
Again, my "respect' remains. However, my "personal disappointment" also remains.
Richard, I am sorry to have disappointed you. Let me try to explain where I am coming from.
As a reporter I have seen many candidates announce they are running for some federal or statewide office, but not follow through. In that context, I believe it is relevant that you declared your candidacy for U.S. Senate twice in another state but did not appear on the primary ballot on either occasion.
It is a huge undertaking to build the kind of campaign that can seriously compete for U.S. Senate. Even as a former member of Congress, Abby Finkenauer barely qualified for the ballot when running for Senate in 2022. Just to make it out of the gate, you would need to collect at least 3,500 valid signatures on nominating petitions, including at least 100 signatures from at least 19 counties.
To have a realistic chance of winning the Democratic nomination against better-known candidates, you would need to hire campaign staff and raise enough money to take your message to voters statewide before the June 2026 primary.
As far as I can tell, you have never filed organizing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. (Please correct me if that is wrong.) I will keep an eye on the FEC filings every quarter.
When reporters can see that you are putting together the kind of campaign that could seriously compete for the nomination, you will be more likely to be mentioned among prospective Democratic candidates.
maybe start your own Substack where you can present your platform! I live in MD which is a very Blue state (so Republicans at least have to pretend to make nice), but i do like to read about what is happening in states where the GOP has its fascist grip... at least MAGAs are starting to wake up to the reality of the leopard eating their faces... good luck and thank you for your service to the nation!
If I decide to run---my U.S. Senate campaign will be the "platform", for presenting my new and important economic-social ideas---(see my above, short, economy paper: "The U.S. economy is broken. Time for a New West!". This paper is the result of several years of research/reading/ and thought efforts.
Regarding presenting new ideas in politics--and the struggle involved-- I recommend, for the political novice, two books: Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" and Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".
Finally, regarding the current "political mess" of Democrats, I recommend the following 40 video on Google, as an explanation: "How NAFTA Broke American Politics".
Without a strong, coherent, long-term economic agenda/message, the Democratic Party "winning-election machine" has been "running only on fuel-vapors"-- for years.
In the General Election of 2024, even the "fuel vapors" ran out---with Trump's sweeping
win. Time finally caught up to the Democratic Party!
Democratics must learn---more "hard work"/better party "structure" will not bring winning elections---only new economic-social ideas/policies will do that. Only Ideas and policies, which are better than "America First" ideas and policies, will bring political victory.
To conclude with reference to an older, sixties song--- to help you understand the nature of things here in Iowa, regarding my new economic-social ideas/policies, and my possible U.S. Senate candidacy: "For What It's Worth" (song) by Buffalo Springfield---"There's something happening here....everybody look what's going down...getting so much resistance from behind..." (lyrics of song)
Are Democrats open to new ideas and change? Let History answer that question!
Sorry, but you lost me. You seem too elite. Trump won mostly because Democrats were stupid. Biden was tone deaf on the border, supporting having men in women's sports didn't help. Republicans had been trumpeting Biden's nental decline yet Biden did nothing to show vitality, then prevented better candidates from running by running for reelection after having said he'd only do one term. Finally, the debate proved the Republicans were right. Biden wasn't as impaired as Republicans claimed, but was obviously off his game. Finally, poor messaging by Dems.
You're right about some things here, but I have to respectfully disagree about the border and the Trans issues. I do not think Dems alleged lack of dealing with the border is why Trump won at all. I think Trump won because he's able to manipulate Congress so well that the border bill was rejected, and the people are clearly too naive to know better, or not have all the information, which is also partly a result of the mainstream media, and in particular Fox News. This nuance is extremely important, because it's how authoritarian parties operate to deceive the people and gain power.
IMHO Trump did not have a "sweeping win", he "won" with a plurality, not a majority of votes, and there were many GOP shenanigans suppressing or outright cancelling Democratic votes in swing states.
Investigative reporter @Grep Palast (gregpalast.com) has been warning us for years of how they have been working to destroy the right to vote and his latest documentary is Vigilantes Inc which includes the statistics and interviews with affected voters who "happen" to be overwhelmingly not White but likely Democrat.
there is also an ongoing effort to figure out how votes were manipulated in swing states, one such effort you can track at ElectionTruthAlliance.org. I had reposted another such effort but forget the name of the author, their analysis shows another method by which Trump somehow "won" Deep Blue counties that had never voted for a Republican while all the down ballot races were won by Democrats.
even if you decide not to run, you can join the conversations about how the Democratic Party needs to shift its priorities: Bernie Sanders and AOC and other progressives are proving that THAT message is a winning one that is especially resonating with MAGAs who feel betrayed (because they WERE) by their party (which seems to have become an arm of the Russian state)...
I am so thankful for you Mr. Sage!! We need more powerful Democrats like you!! To God be the Glory. God bless you! I just saw you on MSNBC!! We need you! I do not live in Idaho, but I am rooting for you!! Thank you!!
Here is a guy I can get behind. My wife feels the same. He will need tremendous financial support and will be in a competitive primary. Ernst supporting Hegseth should be a LOUD wake up call that honest Iowa voters can easily hear.
I am a US Army Veteran here in Oklahoma, a very Deep Red, Deep MAGA State. When I saw the clip, "we are all going to die", I knew that this Senator needs to go. If your policy position is, "We are all going to die", you do not represent real people anymore.
That's how I found Mr Sage, and I would like to engage and help with your campaign to unseat JE. Keep on fighting the great fight for everyday Americans.
I am a US Army Veteran here in Oklahoma, a very Deep Red, Deep MAGA State. When I saw the clip, "we are all going to die", I knew that this Senator needs to go. If your policy position is, "We are all going to die", you do not represent real people anymore.
That's how I found Mr Sage, and I would like to engage and help with your campaign to unseat JE. Keep on fighting the great fight for everyday Americans.
I am a US Army Veteran here in Oklahoma, a very Deep Red, Deep MAGA State. When I saw the clip, "we are all going to die", I knew that this Senator needs to go. If your policy position is, "We are all going to die", you do not represent real people anymore.
That's how I found Mr Sage, and I would like to engage and help with your campaign to unseat JE. Keep on fighting the great fight for everyday Americans.
I am a US Army Veteran here in Oklahoma, a very Deep Red, Deep MAGA State. When I saw the clip, "we are all going to die", I knew that this Senator needs to go. If your policy position is, "We are all going to die", you do not represent real people anymore.
That's how I found Mr Sage, and I would like to engage and help with your campaign to unseat JE. Keep on fighting the great fight for everyday Americans.
My Dad was an implement setup man... cultivators, plows, planters, combines and so on. He met Harkin a few times and said Tom was a stand-up guy. I'm glad to know he had a little influence on you. You may not see it, but you remind me a bit of Katie Porter, an Iowa girl who grew up not too far from Knoxville in Lorimor (although born in Ft. Dodge). We're hoping to find her a place again in California politics. Good luck.
Why doesn’t Sage mention anything about civil rights for females, people of color, LGBTQIA+ on his website? His campaign is not addressing >60% of Iowa voters. He should tell us in writing before we donate. There will be other Democratic candidates in this race. He has no political history for us to gauge his intentions. We must avoid another Sinema, Manchin, Fetterman. Does Sage believe in the separation of church & state? Would he vote against the SAVE act? Does he believe the ERA should be enforced? Will he fight against anti-Black racism? Should girls be forced to carry their rapists’ child? Will he fight to save contraceptive access, gay marriage & no fault divorce?
Just looked: he added 2 bullets to the bottom of his policy page, a pro-female healthcare (very squishy, no specifics) & a pro-LGBTQIA+ statement. At least he’s listening, even if we’re an afterthought.
I’m supporting Jackie Norris, a superior candidate in many ways. More about her: https://www.jackienorris.com/about
Democrats need candidates who are in agreement with most voters in order to win elections. Dems need to give voters what they want, not tell voters that they're wrong. Dems must not condone illegal immigration or men competing in women's sports. Dems must advocate fiscal responsibility with targeted spending cuts and targeted tax increases. Our nation debt is outrageous.
Your picture of what most Americans believe and want is wrong. Mass deportations of all those who immigrated illegally are not sitting well with the majority of Americans. Additionally, Democrats have never condoned illegal immigration directly, which is why they had that immigration bill that would have fixed all the immigration stuff by making it easier for people to become citizens, and by making it faster to deal with immigration problems in the courts. Look up where that went and why.
As for the national debt, most Americans *are* wrong about how that works, and to say that anybody needs to tell people they are right rather than educate them about how things really work is actually insane, especially for factual things like this. The debt is about outstanding loans, but they roll over - some debt gets paid off while other debt gets taken out, which is literally how banks work, fyi. The debt *limit* thus controls how much in loans you can take out, but it *doesn't* control how much the government spends on anything. So this talk about debt limits is basically Republicans saying they want to keep spending millions on military parades, golf sessions, and company buyouts without paying for it.
I'm all for the government fixing it's debt problems, but we do that by not allowing rich people to have less taxes than poor people, and by not giving buyouts to every billionaire company ever.
A lot of people think it's legal and perfectly okay and moral to not have due process with these mass deportations. Should we tell them they are right? No, we shouldn't, because again, that's insane. There is a line between giving people what they want and telling them the lies and deceit that they want to hear. One is democracy, the other is demagoguery.
So Sage stands with LgbT ? The T is where he lost me and a lot of other women as well! The T agenda is why a lot of people did not vote for Democrats! Is he OK with men in women’s sports ? At least that part should be with the majority of Americans for him to get former Democrats behind him.
I’m not going to debate you on this. Calling for Democrats to throw trans people under the bus is trash. Go troll someone else.
But it’s OK to throw women under the bus!
Nobody is throwing women under the bus. This is like the argument that helping gay people throws straights under the bus, or helping Black people throws whites under the bus. It's just the same thing repeated over again, except now us gays are more accepted. You people want to claim you're an ally? Then stop doing terrible crap under our name.
It's also convenient that none of you ever stop to consider Trans Men! They exist!
Personally, I think gendered sports is one of the dumbest things ever. Sports shouldn't be separated into genders to begin with, and I find that entire idea extremely insulting to women in general.
You know what, considering "cis" a "linguistic apartheid" just shows how extreme you really are. Don't reply to me, because you're literally out of your mind crazy. You're looney. But I will tell you this, that is not ok, it's not normal, and it's extremely offensive to those actually under an apartheid, which involved *segregation.*
Such a tiny thing to balance against the “package” of Dems and the “package” offered by Rs. Governments are not the arbiters of personal morals, and choosing representatives should never be based on emotions. T’s are not trying to take over anything, and will always be a minute portion of population. Most T’s do not change to chase sports fantasies.
Please read my comments herein.
Richard Sherzan
Thanks for this. I wish he’d run as an Independent.
The math doesn't work for an independent candidate unless there is no Democratic nominee (which is what happened in the Nebraska race).
Iowa Democrats are not going to decline to nominate someone against Ernst.
I dunno. I made 750 calls for Scholten in 2018. People were excited that someone was running against maga. Until they learned JD is a Dem.
Thanks for making those calls
As a Republican he has zero chance of winning. Look at the voting history of Earnest’s races
No, that would guarantee Ernst victory by dividing the anti-Ernst vote.
I'm 75 years old today, and have been a Democrat most of that time. Mostly because they supported the working class, but somewhere they switched to the "Middle Class" and, especially in Iowa, gave up on the rural communities and centralized their operations on the populated areas. They dropped support for local politicians as well, and in the course of about ten years have doubled down on this losing proposition and lost the Statehouse,the Governors Office and both houses in the Federal Government! We balance our budgets well and lose elections like clock work! That was when I moved on and became a reactionary voter supporting Bernie Sanders and others who still followed the "working class" agenda! Sage has as good a shot at this as any other candidate; yes, he is inexperienced, and young, but he has a fighting spirit that I appreciate! He isn't a grandparent,but a responsible parent, who has hustled as best he can to support a family in today's world, unlike the old farts that fill the seats of Congress today in many cases. He does represent the working class, not the retirement class of my age, and those who are my age don't do that very well either! I say full speed ahead! Give them a piece of your mind! Simply campaigning on what really matters will be a refreashing change!
Very Happy Birthday!
In my view, if you want to know why Democrats are in their "current political mess", please
view the following 40 video, available on Google: "How NAFTA Broke American Politics".
Best regards,
Richard Sherzan
Iowa Politics: "AT LEAST FOUR DEMOCRATS ARE THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT RUNNING......SINCE HE MAY BE IN A COMPETITIVE PRIMARY AGAINST ONE OR MORE STATE LEGISLATORS STATE SENATOR ZACH WAHLS AND STATE REPRESENATATIVES J.D. SCHOLTEN AAND JOSH TUREK ARE ALL CONSIDERING THE SENATE RACE....
Notice above reference to "four Democrats"; but only three (3) names mentioned in article, as Democrats "thinking seriously about running". Please read below.
My name is Richard Sherzan; and I live in Coralville, Iowa. I am a lifelong Democrat; former member of the Iowa Legislature, Iowa House of Representatives; U.S. Army Vietnam War Veteran (Purple Heart, Bronze Star with "V" Device--heroism in ground combat, Vietnam); retired Administrative Law Judge; former Community College Teacher and Substitute Teacher (K-12). You can find additional background information through Google.
On April 2, 2025, I informed the Des Moines Register newspaper journalist/reporter Mr. Gruber-Miller, through a lengthy "Interest-in running" announcement, that I was
thinking about running for the U.S. Senate. As of this date, April 19, 2025, I have yet to see my name mentioned, in any Register article, as a possible Iowa Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.
On April 7, 2025, I sent a lengthy, detailed, revised version of the above "Interest-in running" announcement to Ms. Belin, at "Bleeding Heartland". However, again, my name is not even mentioned in her article.
I believe that I have new and important economic-social ideas to present. And, if I decide to run, I will advocate for those ideas.
Let the "Facts" and the "Truth" speak for themselves! In my view, the life of American Democracy depends upon the strong vitality of their voices!
Richard Sherzan
Richard, I did mention you in a previous post.
https://laurabelin.substack.com/p/tariffs-trial-balloons-and-the-iowa
Since you previously announced campaigns for U.S. Senate in Arizona but did not end up filing nominating papers there, other Iowa reporters may be waiting to see whether you are building a campaign that can compete on a statewide level before they write about your candidacy.
For anyone looking for Richard's Bleeding Heartland post, here is the direct link:
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/01/30/the-u-s-economy-is-broken-time-for-a-new-west/
Dear Ms. Belin,
Ms. Belin,
I told you, in an earlier email, that I very much respect you, as a journalist and reporter of the Free Press. That respect remains!
However, I stand by all my remarks herein. I really have nothing further to add---other than to express my personal disappointment, in the manner of your exercise of your journalistic powers/discretion, regarding my possible Iowa campaign for the U.S. Senate, for the reasons stated in all my comments herein.
Further, regarding your above remarks, about my U.S. Senate efforts in Arizona, I find those remarks not relevant, curious, and unreasonable. In my view, those remarks serve merely distract from the issue at hand.
You failed, in your current article, to mention even my name, as a Democrat "thinking seriously about running" for the U.S. Senate in Iowa, when, on April 7, 2025, I sent you a long, detailed "interest-announcement". In my view, you have yet to explain the reason for that omission.
I believe that the readers of "Iowa Politics" deserve the "facts" and the "truth" about Iowa politics, including, the current politics relating to the U.S. Senate race in Iowa.
Again, my "respect' remains. However, my "personal disappointment" also remains.
Richard Sherzan
Best regards,
Richard Sherzan
Richard, I am sorry to have disappointed you. Let me try to explain where I am coming from.
As a reporter I have seen many candidates announce they are running for some federal or statewide office, but not follow through. In that context, I believe it is relevant that you declared your candidacy for U.S. Senate twice in another state but did not appear on the primary ballot on either occasion.
It is a huge undertaking to build the kind of campaign that can seriously compete for U.S. Senate. Even as a former member of Congress, Abby Finkenauer barely qualified for the ballot when running for Senate in 2022. Just to make it out of the gate, you would need to collect at least 3,500 valid signatures on nominating petitions, including at least 100 signatures from at least 19 counties.
To have a realistic chance of winning the Democratic nomination against better-known candidates, you would need to hire campaign staff and raise enough money to take your message to voters statewide before the June 2026 primary.
As far as I can tell, you have never filed organizing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. (Please correct me if that is wrong.) I will keep an eye on the FEC filings every quarter.
When reporters can see that you are putting together the kind of campaign that could seriously compete for the nomination, you will be more likely to be mentioned among prospective Democratic candidates.
Arizona?? Lots of fancy footwork here.
One additional comment, regarding new, important and election-winning ideas, I recommend the following:
(1) My American Economy Paper, (see Google): "The U.S. economy is broken. Time for a New Wests!"
(2) Franklin Roosevelt's "Economic Bill of Rights" (see Google)
Correction:
The correct title of my above American Economy paper is the following:
"The U.S. economy is broken. Time for a New West!"
Richard Sherzan
maybe start your own Substack where you can present your platform! I live in MD which is a very Blue state (so Republicans at least have to pretend to make nice), but i do like to read about what is happening in states where the GOP has its fascist grip... at least MAGAs are starting to wake up to the reality of the leopard eating their faces... good luck and thank you for your service to the nation!
Thanks for your kind "good luck" remarks.
If I decide to run---my U.S. Senate campaign will be the "platform", for presenting my new and important economic-social ideas---(see my above, short, economy paper: "The U.S. economy is broken. Time for a New West!". This paper is the result of several years of research/reading/ and thought efforts.
Regarding presenting new ideas in politics--and the struggle involved-- I recommend, for the political novice, two books: Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" and Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".
Finally, regarding the current "political mess" of Democrats, I recommend the following 40 video on Google, as an explanation: "How NAFTA Broke American Politics".
Without a strong, coherent, long-term economic agenda/message, the Democratic Party "winning-election machine" has been "running only on fuel-vapors"-- for years.
In the General Election of 2024, even the "fuel vapors" ran out---with Trump's sweeping
win. Time finally caught up to the Democratic Party!
Democratics must learn---more "hard work"/better party "structure" will not bring winning elections---only new economic-social ideas/policies will do that. Only Ideas and policies, which are better than "America First" ideas and policies, will bring political victory.
To conclude with reference to an older, sixties song--- to help you understand the nature of things here in Iowa, regarding my new economic-social ideas/policies, and my possible U.S. Senate candidacy: "For What It's Worth" (song) by Buffalo Springfield---"There's something happening here....everybody look what's going down...getting so much resistance from behind..." (lyrics of song)
Are Democrats open to new ideas and change? Let History answer that question!
Richard Sherzan
Richard Sherzan
Richard Sherzan
Sorry, but you lost me. You seem too elite. Trump won mostly because Democrats were stupid. Biden was tone deaf on the border, supporting having men in women's sports didn't help. Republicans had been trumpeting Biden's nental decline yet Biden did nothing to show vitality, then prevented better candidates from running by running for reelection after having said he'd only do one term. Finally, the debate proved the Republicans were right. Biden wasn't as impaired as Republicans claimed, but was obviously off his game. Finally, poor messaging by Dems.
You're right about some things here, but I have to respectfully disagree about the border and the Trans issues. I do not think Dems alleged lack of dealing with the border is why Trump won at all. I think Trump won because he's able to manipulate Congress so well that the border bill was rejected, and the people are clearly too naive to know better, or not have all the information, which is also partly a result of the mainstream media, and in particular Fox News. This nuance is extremely important, because it's how authoritarian parties operate to deceive the people and gain power.
Correction---that above should read: "the following 40 minute video on Google..."
autocorrect lol!
IMHO Trump did not have a "sweeping win", he "won" with a plurality, not a majority of votes, and there were many GOP shenanigans suppressing or outright cancelling Democratic votes in swing states.
Investigative reporter @Grep Palast (gregpalast.com) has been warning us for years of how they have been working to destroy the right to vote and his latest documentary is Vigilantes Inc which includes the statistics and interviews with affected voters who "happen" to be overwhelmingly not White but likely Democrat.
there is also an ongoing effort to figure out how votes were manipulated in swing states, one such effort you can track at ElectionTruthAlliance.org. I had reposted another such effort but forget the name of the author, their analysis shows another method by which Trump somehow "won" Deep Blue counties that had never voted for a Republican while all the down ballot races were won by Democrats.
even if you decide not to run, you can join the conversations about how the Democratic Party needs to shift its priorities: Bernie Sanders and AOC and other progressives are proving that THAT message is a winning one that is especially resonating with MAGAs who feel betrayed (because they WERE) by their party (which seems to have become an arm of the Russian state)...
Thanks Nathan looks like he could make a run!
I am so thankful for you Mr. Sage!! We need more powerful Democrats like you!! To God be the Glory. God bless you! I just saw you on MSNBC!! We need you! I do not live in Idaho, but I am rooting for you!! Thank you!!
Thanks and I’m also glad you decided as a Democrat. Iowa has been too red for too long.
Here is a guy I can get behind. My wife feels the same. He will need tremendous financial support and will be in a competitive primary. Ernst supporting Hegseth should be a LOUD wake up call that honest Iowa voters can easily hear.
we need more like him...
Please see my above remarks!
Richard Sherzan
I am a US Army Veteran here in Oklahoma, a very Deep Red, Deep MAGA State. When I saw the clip, "we are all going to die", I knew that this Senator needs to go. If your policy position is, "We are all going to die", you do not represent real people anymore.
That's how I found Mr Sage, and I would like to engage and help with your campaign to unseat JE. Keep on fighting the great fight for everyday Americans.
I am a US Army Veteran here in Oklahoma, a very Deep Red, Deep MAGA State. When I saw the clip, "we are all going to die", I knew that this Senator needs to go. If your policy position is, "We are all going to die", you do not represent real people anymore.
That's how I found Mr Sage, and I would like to engage and help with your campaign to unseat JE. Keep on fighting the great fight for everyday Americans.
I am a US Army Veteran here in Oklahoma, a very Deep Red, Deep MAGA State. When I saw the clip, "we are all going to die", I knew that this Senator needs to go. If your policy position is, "We are all going to die", you do not represent real people anymore.
That's how I found Mr Sage, and I would like to engage and help with your campaign to unseat JE. Keep on fighting the great fight for everyday Americans.
I am a US Army Veteran here in Oklahoma, a very Deep Red, Deep MAGA State. When I saw the clip, "we are all going to die", I knew that this Senator needs to go. If your policy position is, "We are all going to die", you do not represent real people anymore.
That's how I found Mr Sage, and I would like to engage and help with your campaign to unseat JE. Keep on fighting the great fight for everyday Americans.
My Dad was an implement setup man... cultivators, plows, planters, combines and so on. He met Harkin a few times and said Tom was a stand-up guy. I'm glad to know he had a little influence on you. You may not see it, but you remind me a bit of Katie Porter, an Iowa girl who grew up not too far from Knoxville in Lorimor (although born in Ft. Dodge). We're hoping to find her a place again in California politics. Good luck.
I'm much more impressed after reading this. I want to know where he stands on issues.
Sorry Iowa not Idaho