{"id":1911,"date":"2026-08-04T12:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:05:02","slug":"new-series-translating-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=1911","title":{"rendered":"New Series: Translating Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren\u2019s Voice is starting a new series called \u201cTranslating Democrats\u201d. As Iowa has become more conservative, Democrats in the Hawkeye State are forced to mask their radical policies behind moderate-sounding, populist-coded phraseology. But what\u2019s behind the slogan?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?page_id=360\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?page_id=360\">**Support local election coverage!!!**<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=750%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image.png?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">What are Democrats actually saying?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re going to pull the mask off and examine what state Democrats <em>actually <\/em>mean behind all the smooth rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does Rob Sand actually mean by \u201cfiscal accountability\u201d? What\u2019s underneath Sinikka Waugh\u2019s support for \u201cstrong schools\u201d? We\u2019re going to dive deep and force Democrat candidates to provide substantive policies and not just nice slogans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This series will start being published in the coming weeks. But <a href=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?page_id=360\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?page_id=360\">monthly donors <\/a>are ALREADY receiving previews of this series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?page_id=360\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?page_id=360\">Become a monthly donor<\/a> to get more exclusive content. Your support helps make this kind of local news coverage possible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren\u2019s Voice is starting a new series called \u201cTranslating Democrats\u201d. 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