It was the first time DMACC had ever hosted the Upper Midwest Honors Conference’s (“UMHC”) annual gathering, and it was a big honor to be invited to represent our college in the Three Minute Thesis competition.
DMACC Honors had invited Governor Reynolds to the event — to welcome the colleges and universities to the great state of Iowa, however she declined.
Regardless, the image of her being in the audience kept entering my thoughts. The fact that she had slandered transgender people on television, and had cut off access to medical care, made me stop and consider that there was no other choice but to run against her. Ultimately, running for Mayor or City Council was just not an option, because none of those positions can do anything about any of this: essentially they are all underneath the thumb of the Governor.
Because the topic I chose was centered around the topic that, “We need a Governor for Iowans — not a Governor who figures out ways to help insurance companies kick Iowan’s off healthcare,” it seemed appropriate to challenge her position to her face. By the time she responded to decline, it was too late: I had already rewritten the speech:
