October 4, 2016 - Iowa Starting Line

These Democratic Legislators Need To Help Boost Turnout In Their Districts

by Pat Rynard | Oct 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

Now that we’re several days into early voting, clear trends are beginning to emerge around the state. Early voting and absentee requests in targeted swing legislative districts are nearly twice that as non-targeted districts. This is to be expected to an extent,...

Donald Trump’s Jobs Lie From The Debate

by Tim Urban | Oct 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

During the Presidential debate, Donald Trump repeated his contention that massive job losses have been lost in Ohio and Michigan due to bad trade deals with Mexico and China. “Bigly” losses. His appeal to “working class white male voters” is...

Former Marine Pat Ritter Runs On Water Quality In Northeast Iowa House Race

by Pat Rynard | Oct 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

Far from both parties’ activist cores and the state political press, a Northeast Iowa legislative race might hold the key to which party controls the Iowa House next session. The Decorah-based House District 55 features an open seat where both parties have fielded...