QUAD-CITY TIMES • QCTIMES.COM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2013 • A3 TENTATIVE 2014 ELECTION ELECTION LINEUP From A1 U.S. Senate term to become the lon- Democrats: gest-serving governor of Republicans: Sam Clovis, any state in U.S. history. , Paul Lunde, Scott “It’s going to be an Schaben, Matt Whitaker, expensive campaign,” said David Young Scott Brennan, chairman of the Democratic U.S. House Party. “I think we can all agree that it’s going 1st District to be expensive. There Democrats: , clearly will be a lot of Anesa Kajtazovic, Pat money spent.” Murphy, David O’Brien, Arthur Sanders, a Monica Vernon Drake University political Republicans: , Steve science professor, said Rathje, Walt Rogers spending may be damp- ened if Republicans fail to 2nd District muster a viable challenge Democrats: to Braley or Democrats Republicans: don’t pose a competitive alternative for Branstad. 3rd District However, he expects Democrats: , Gabe that both Iowa legisla- De La Cerda Republicans: tive chambers “will be in play,” and outside groups 4th District Kevin E. Schmidt, QUAD-CITY TIMES will make sizable invest- ments in Iowa with an eye Democrats: Jim Mowrer The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has named Davenport Community School District, as one of Republicans: the recipients of a $50,000 district-matched award to implement a science, technology, engineering and on the 2016 presidential mathematics, commonly called STEM, classroom. The recipients were chosen from a group of 23 applications race that kicks off in the Governor submitted through a request for proposals released earlier this summer. The classroom will be built at West nation’s lead-off state. “I think we’re going to Democrats: Paul Dahl, Jack High School. Hatch, Bob Krause, Tyler see a lot of outside money Olson happens within that room.” available for a new cohort that she said she doesn’t coming into those races. Republicans: FUTURE The district will reno- of incoming freshman for get in her other classes. The rules we have are ripe From A1 vate an existing classroom a course that will combine Nguyen said she for that outside money,” Attorney General at West for the new learn- earth and space science definitely would like to see Sanders said. I think Democrats: Tom Miller , ing space, which will with geometry and 21st classes aimed at the earth when you add it all up, Republicans: None declared will allow student col- feature desks that can rise century skills. and space sciences. I’m guessing it will be a laboration “100 percent of to standing level and lower Gasaway said the school “Those classes aren’t very expensive election.” Secretary of Agriculture the time.” to seating level, as well as is looking for additional really offered at length,” Goldford said the Democrats: Sherrie Taha TILE classrooms are special chairs that can be grants and funding to add she said. “I would love to 2014 election cycle has Republicans: Bill Northey designed to enable lively used for desk work and as more TILE classrooms in see some more variety in been progressing fairly interaction, enhance learn- a comfortable seating area, the district in the future. our school curriculum.” normally with the big- Secretary of State ing, and increase faculty Gasaway said. Tuyen Nguyen, 16, a Veronica Augustine, 16, gest surprise being that Democrats: Brad Anderson and student engagement, The room will have glass junior, has taken STEM a sophomore, said she, too, no big-name Republican Republicans: Matt Schultz according to the University dry-erase boards on the courses all through high would like to see the earth has stepped forward to of Iowa website. wall, an interactive pro- school and wants to and science courses offered challenge incumbent State Auditor “The teacher is not jection system and other be a chemical or aero- at West. congressman Braley for Democrats: None declared really teaching in a technology, Gasaway said. space engineer. “I used to live in Ari- Harkin’s Senate seat. Republicans: Mary Mosiman traditional classroom Work on the room could Nguyen said she liked zona, and my dad and I Another puzzle is how (method),” Gasaway said. begin by spring break, that the classes in the pro- would go rock hunting,” the ongoing rift within State Treasurer “They are facilitating she said. gram are hands-on and use she said. “I always really the Republican Party Democrats: Mike Fitzgerald the learning process that The TILE space will be a different style of learning liked the sciences like that.” of Iowa will impact the Republicans: None declared 2014 election, if at all, especially if no GOP U.S. Iowa House senatorial candidate Democrats: 47 SOCIAL SECURITY SENTIMENTS Among Democrats, sup- secures the 35 percent Republicans: 53 POLL port was at 73 percent; support in the primary An AP-NORC Center poll of Americans over age 50 finds a willingness among Republicans, it needed to land the party’s From A1 to raise Social Security taxes on high-income people but little appetite for cutting annual cost-of-living raises. was 45 percent. nomination. In that sce- Democrats: 26 The chained CPI, or “If the rich get richer, nario, the decision would Republicans: 23 consumer price index, Q: To address financial concerns about the Social Security program, they should pay,” said be made at the GOP state has been proposed as would you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose... Rhonda Rossi, 56, of convention. a new way of calculat- South Bend, Ind. “If “What’s going to be will engage in a “stealth” ing the cost-of-living Favor Don’t know they’re multimillionaires, the impact of the fight campaign to keep a adjustment, but it would Oppose Refused to answer they don’t need Social between the purists and majority of the Iowa Neither favor nor oppose reduce raises. Security. They could live the pragmatists in the House and try to seize “I really think it’s a Raising the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes, so that those with off their interest.” Republican Party?” Gold- control of the Iowa Sen- sacred cow,” said Margie higher incomes pay taxes on more of their wages? Rossi collects Social ford asked. ate in 2014 after several Nugent, a 55-year-old Security disability ben- Brennan said Repub- attempts that have 61% 25 10 3 farmer from North efits of about $950 a licans in Iowa appear to fallen short. Likewise, Umberland, Pa. “They month because of kidney be a party divided, but he Hagle said he expected shouldn’t touch it.” Reducing Social Security benefits for seniors with higher income? 1 failure. Even with that, noted Democrats can’t legislative races would A total of 58 percent 41% 44 11 4 she struggles to have just “sit back and hope be a major focus of Iowa oppose gradually rais- enough to buy groceries that they implode. The Democrats as well. ing the age when retirees Gradually raising the age at which people can begin receiving Social Security at the end of the month. bottom line is that we “The Iowa Senate is so qualify for full benefits, benefits? 2 She says any talk of need to make sure that close that even a change while 29 percent support 29% 58 10 reducing benefits makes Democrats get out.” of a few seats could it. About one-third believe her nervous. Hagle and Goldford make a difference where people should be eligible “I got sick and if I said that Iowa Democrats Republicans can take for full benefits before 65. Changing the way Social Security benefits are calculated so that the annual didn’t have the Social also face some divisive- control,” Hagle said. “I Only 10 percent say full cost of living raises are smaller? Security, I don’t know ness to a lesser degree, would think that’s where eligibility should come 21% 62 11 6 how I would live, I really with a large field gather- the Iowa Democratic after 67, the top eligibility don’t. I’m struggling as ing in the 1st congres- Party would try to put age under current law. NOTE: Poll of 1,024 adults age 50 and over; margin of error ± 4.1 percentage points. it is now,” she said. The sional district seeking more of its emphasis in “I contributed to it. Numbers do not add up to 100 due to rounding. politicians don’t live day the seat being vacated terms of at least main- by day like I do.” It’s my money,” said Joan SOURCE: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research AP by Braley, and legislators taining that bit of control McDonald, 65, of Annapo- The AP-NORC Center and Tyler that they have over the lis, Md., who retired as an program are projected to Americans, the poll found survey was conducted Olson set to duke it out state government.” accountant this year and run dry in 2033. At that the most popular idea for Aug. 8 through Sept. 10 by in a four-man primary began collecting Social point, Social Security improving the program’s NORC at the University field seeking the uphill Security. “The plan was, would only collect enough finances was raising the of Chicago, with funding challenge of upset- ‘Contribute this and you taxes to pay about three- cap on income subject to from the Alfred P. Sloan ting Branstad in the A Retail Shop get this.’ You can’t change fourths of benefits. If Social Security taxes. Cur- Foundation. It involved November 2014 gen- For All Occasions the rules.” Congress doesn’t act, ben- rently, the cap is $113,700, landline and cellphone eral election. Survey respondents efits automatically would meaning those earning interviews in English and “We’ve got a year to showed more willingness be cut by about 25 percent. more do not pay Social Spanish with 1,024 people go. It’s hard to say what’s to support Social Security A new round of bud- Security taxes on wages aged 50 and older nation- going to happen,” Hagle proposals that would get talks underway in above that threshold. wide. Results from the said. “We’re a long way mostly impact those with Washington could pro- Some 61 percent of full survey have a margin out. We’ll just kind of RELIGIOUS SUPPLY higher incomes. duce proposals to change people favored raising of sampling error of plus have to wait and see.” CENTER Forty-one percent Social Security. the cap, compared with or minus 4.1 percent- Goldford said he 1301 Jersey Ridge Rd. expressed support for In previous budget 25 percent opposing it. age points. expected Republicans Village of East Davenport reducing benefits for talks, President Barack 563.324.0669 seniors with higher Obama has proposed incomes, compared with adopting the chained 44 percent who opposed CPI, making it one of the Daylight Saving might have ended Free Children’s the proposal. 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