February 2015
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Sanders and O’Malley Schedule Iowa Trips
Iowa Democrats will get their chance to see a few of their party’s presidential hopefuls in the upcoming months. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Governor Martin O’Malley both return to the Hawkeye state to meet potential caucus-goers. Sanders plans a three-day trip in February, hitting a number of towns in Eastern and Central Iowa. From…
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Many Iowans are Ready for Hillary. Are they Ready to Wait?
No campaign from Hillary Clinton until July? That’s what a Politico report suggested late last week, setting off a fierce discussion among Democratic activists. Iowa Democrats, in particular, worried she may be taking her early lead for granted, and voiced concern over what it meant for the Iowa Caucus. In fact, if you only read…
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Christie and Paul Join the Anti-Vaxxers, Get Burned
We have the first big policy fight of the 2016 presidential election, and it’s… vaccinations? On Monday, Chris Christie and Rand Paul set off a firestorm of controversy in the political world when they cast doubt on the universal need for vaccinating children against communicable diseases. Following a recent measles outbreak in the United States,…
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Parsing the Iowa Poll – Walker’s Mini-Surge
The Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics conducted the first big Iowa Poll of the year, asking likely caucus-goers who they would caucus for. It provided a wealth of information for those of us wishing to dissect the presidential race still in its infancy. So let’s get to it: Democrats: Clinton Maintains Huge Lead On…
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New Legislator Profile: Timi Brown-Powers
If any clerks, pages or other young staff at the Iowa Legislature think they could benefit from a motivational life coach, they may want to pull up a chair next to new State Representative Timi Brown-Powers of Waterloo. The positive-thinking legislator loves encouraging others to discover their own leadership potential. She sees her election as…
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Democrats Need a Backup Quarterback. It Can’t Only Be Hillary
The Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics released the newest Iowa Poll Saturday evening, which showed Hillary Clinton with a commanding 56% share of likely Democratic caucus-goers. Elizabeth Warren, who has said she won’t run, trails her at 16%. Vice President Joe Biden is at 9%. That’s a lead many Democratic presidential hopefuls would look…
