Appreciating Mike Gronstal
Just a year ago, with Culver, Blouin, and Fallon already in the race,Democratic state senator Michael Gronstal was contemplating a run for Governor. But it didn’t work out.
Instead Gronstal organized three quarters of the Democrats in the state legislature to join him in a simultaneous endorsement of Mike Blouin. But that didn’t work out either. Blouin came in second.
On June 17 Gronstal arrived at the Democratic party state convention, expecting to hear Chet Culver celebrate his victory, only to be greeted with picketers on the sidewalk carrying signs aimed right at him. (The signs concerned possible override of a vetoed bill on eminent domain.)
Senator Gronstal probably wasn’t feeling much appreciation as he sat with three other members of the Pottawattamie delegation in the mostly empty chairs before the convention began. It was then that I approached the group looking for assistance.
Wisconsin software tester John Washburn is planning a public documents request in his study of what went wrong in the Pottawattamie ballot counting on June 6. Washburn needs a helper in Council Bluffs to collect the documents and mail them to Wisconsin.
When I stated my request for such a courier, Gronstal promptly offered to do it. Great! A top legislative leader will soon have his hands on the documents that show what went wrong in his own county’s election. Maybe this will help us get verified voting in all Iowa counties.
If Gronstal can get that done, he’ll at least have my appreciation.