BRANSTAD RAISES MONEY BY ATTACKING WORKING IOWANS
February 3, 2010
Terry Branstad doesn’t respect Iowa’s working families.Last night Branstad’s campaign sent out a fundraising email attacking Governor Culver for signing an executive order that will help create good, high-paying jobs for Iowans. Candidate Branstad also attacked the Iowans that build our roads, building, and projects throughout the state in efforts to raise the campaign funds he’ll need to win the Republican primary.
“All jobs are not created equal, and we need to create good jobs for Iowans,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan. “Candidate Branstad needs to stop focusing on politics or on raising money for his campaign and tell Iowans how he would help Iowa’s working families in troubling economic times.”
Branstad's disregard for Iowa’s working families now that he’s a candidate for governor is one of the few consistent stances from his record as governor. As governor, Branstad refused to honor a labor agreement with the state workers’ union, AFSCME Council 61, even taking them to court, where the state workers eventually won.
"Enough is enough. Hard-working Iowans are not some special interest to scapegoat so Branstad can look good to the right-wing of his party and raise money. Today, I am standing with Governor Culver because he’s working hard for Iowa’s families."