Comments on: Dawn Pettengill Defects to House Republican Caucus http://iowaprogress.com/2007/04/30/dawn-pettengill-defects-to-house-republican-caucus/ Politics in Iowa from a progressive viewpoint. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: desmoinesdem http://iowaprogress.com/2007/04/30/dawn-pettengill-defects-to-house-republican-caucus/#comment-11543 desmoinesdem Tue, 01 May 2007 19:21:42 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/04/30/dawn-pettengill-defects-to-house-republican-caucus/#comment-11543 I didn't think she'd jump either, but on balance it's probably good that she did. The media pay more attention to criticism of party leaders that comes from within the same party than they do to criticism by members of the other party (which is dismissed as partisan noise that is less newsworthy). A great book on journalistic standards of newsworthiness and how they skew coverage is Robert Entman's Democracy Without Citizens, from way back in the Stone Age (around 1989). Pettengill will get less media attention next session, because she'll be just another Republican who occasionally votes with the Democrats. And you door-knockers? Don't be discouraged--let's get behind a candidate to defeat Pettengill in 2008. I didn’t think she’d jump either, but on balance it’s probably good that she did. The media pay more attention to criticism of party leaders that comes from within the same party than they do to criticism by members of the other party (which is dismissed as partisan noise that is less newsworthy).

A great book on journalistic standards of newsworthiness and how they skew coverage is Robert Entman’s Democracy Without Citizens, from way back in the Stone Age (around 1989).

Pettengill will get less media attention next session, because she’ll be just another Republican who occasionally votes with the Democrats.

And you door-knockers? Don’t be discouraged–let’s get behind a candidate to defeat Pettengill in 2008.

]]> By: Susan Kreis http://iowaprogress.com/2007/04/30/dawn-pettengill-defects-to-house-republican-caucus/#comment-11627 Susan Kreis Fri, 04 May 2007 09:09:23 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/04/30/dawn-pettengill-defects-to-house-republican-caucus/#comment-11627 She does not realise that there are just as many Union republicas angry at how she voted on the fair shair bill. Not to mention many Independent Union members.And we all have relitives that vote too. I was at one of the mettings she was at . and she said she was for it. Hmm say one thing to get the backing then turn around and do the other. It is to bad that we have some like this. If she thinks going to the other side will get her elected she better think again. By the way I am the only democrat in my family and non of then will vote foe her the next time. WE are a Union family. She does not realise that there are just as many Union republicas angry at how she voted on the fair shair bill.
Not to mention many Independent Union members.And we
all have relitives that vote too. I was at one of the mettings
she was at . and she said she was for it. Hmm say one thing
to get the backing then turn around and do the other. It is to bad that we have some like this. If she thinks going to the other side
will get her elected she better think again. By the way I am
the only democrat in my family and non of then will vote foe her the next time. WE are a Union family.

]]> By: Linda http://iowaprogress.com/2007/04/30/dawn-pettengill-defects-to-house-republican-caucus/#comment-23964 Linda Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:28:41 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/04/30/dawn-pettengill-defects-to-house-republican-caucus/#comment-23964 How do you cahnge party's???? How do you cahnge party’s????

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