Branstadt ad refuted by Dems

[rurallib]

Just got this in email. Excellent refutation of Branstadt's fantasy turn at governing: (sorry I can't run it side-by-side)

Branstad Original
With soaring budget deficits, more spending andhigher taxes, it's easy to forget we once had real leadership in Des Moines.

It wasn’t so long ago. Remember? Governor Terry Branstad. Born, raised and educated in Iowa.

Branstad became the youngest Governor in Iowa history.

As Governor, Branstad cut taxes and balanced the budget, displaying fiscal discipline sorely needed in Des Moines today.

He worked to grow our economy and helped make Iowa education among the world’s best.

Branstad’s leadership guided Iowa through the farm crisis of the 1980's and he worked with national leaders to help us recover from devastating floods in 1993.

Branstad now serves as President of Des Moines University, a private medical school whose graduates work to deliver quality health care all over Iowa.

Experienced leadership we can trust.

Draft Terry Branstad for Governor. Go to draftbranstad.com to learn more and join the movement to restore leadership to Iowa.

Paid for by Draft Branstad PAC.
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Iowa Democratic Party Response
Today Iowa has a balanced budget, and Governor Culver has invested for the future without raising taxes.

It wasn’t always that way. Remember?

In 1982, Terry Branstad became the youngest Governor in Iowa history.

As Governor, Terry Branstad raised taxes on Iowans time and again.

First, Branstad raised the sales tax by 67%. Next, he raised the gas tax. Finally, he raised business taxes by $25 million

While he was Governor family farms were auctioned off during the Farm Crisis in the mid-1980s.

Not enough was done under his leadership for flood prevention after the 1993 disaster, and Iowa paid dearly in 2008.

And who can forget the two sets of books as Branstad tried to hide a $400 million deficit. Even the sitting Republican auditor criticized Branstad for his misleading budgeting.

The auditor went so far as to say “a rational basis has not been used” to keep track of the state budget deficit.

Terry Branstad is leadership we can’t afford again.

Paid for by the Iowa Democratic Party

[DU9598]

1. Great and Rapid Response ... very nice

I think we have a great infrastructure to our state party.

All of this will be very helpful once we get www.taxhiketerry.com up and running - should he choose to run.

[Peacetrain]

2. Excellent response