by Pat Rynard | Feb 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by Pat Rynard | Feb 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by Pat Rynard | Feb 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by Pat Rynard | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by Pat Rynard | Feb 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
