Meet Cathy Glasson: Populist Iowan Democrat Exploring A Run For Governor

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By jgreer255 at the Daily Kos

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/5/1687137/-Meet-Cathy-Glasson-Populist-Iowan-Democrat-Exploring-A-Run-For-Governor

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I’m exploring a run for Governor because I’m tired of watching working people in this state get beat up. The number one job of a Governor is to raise people’s standard of living. Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds have failed to do that, and I can’t sit back and watch it happen.

The facts on the ground are a lot different than the rosy picture Reynolds and the Republican legislature try to paint.

For nearly a third of our families, Iowa really isn’t working. 381,000 Iowa households are struggling to pay their bills because two-thirds of the jobs in our state pay less than $20 an hour. Parents working two and three low-wage jobs are still scrambling to come up with $900 each month for childcare, to pay the rent or mortgage, to put food on the table and gas in the car. If you have a health condition on top of that, good luck.

I’ve been traveling the state listening to people’s stories, and so many Iowans feel ignored by out-of-touch politicians. Working people in this state are fed up, and they should be. They can’t wait for half-measures — they needed help yesterday.

I believe it’s time to take bold, progressive steps to dramatically change the quality of life for more than a million Iowans:
Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Make it easier for Iowa workers to join a union or employee association so they can give their families a better future.
Fight for universal healthcare to cover every Iowan.


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1. I love all these up and coming populist candidates, many of them women.