by Pat Rynard | Sep 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
It was an exercise in endurance slogging through the three-hour GOP debate last night, but no one could possibly look away. The Republican debates this year have quickly become must-watch TV, drawing in record audiences. The viewership from last night is estimated at...
by Pat Rynard | Sep 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
About 15 minutes before the main Republican debate on CNN last night I got a poll call testing various messaging points on both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. They only said it was from a “national data collection firm,” and I somehow forgot to...
by Pat Rynard | Sep 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
It was a relatively ho-hum affair for most of President Barack Obama’s visit to North High School in Des Moines, where he briefly laid out new college affordability proposals before taking questions from the audience. With Education Secretary Arne Duncan at his...
by Pat Rynard | Sep 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack has thrown her support behind Monica Vernon for the 1st District Democratic primary today, as have two new labor unions in the last week. It’s a few more additions to the long list of public endorsements Vernon has...
by Guest Post | Sep 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Senator Bernie Sanders has gained on, or maybe even caught, Hillary Clinton in Iowa as in the rest of the country. The Selzer poll showed Clinton with a seven point lead and most recently a Quinnipiac poll showed Sanders ahead by one in Iowa. In contrast, other late...
