by Pat Rynard | Nov 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The final Iowa legislative finance reports came out Friday evening, and the spending indicates a shifting battlefield in the fight for control of the Iowa Senate and House. Both parties appear to have given up on several races that were previously considered...
by Rick Smith | Nov 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
NextGen Climate, the national climate change group, announced this week their new secret weapon to turn out millennial voters: their staff and volunteers will be bringing their pooches to events. They noticed, apparently quite by accident, that when their volunteers...
by Pat Rynard | Nov 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
When Barack Obama won Iowa in 2008 and 2012, college students were a key part of his winning coalition, turning out at record rates. For Hillary Clinton to overcome Iowa’s Trump-trending voter base, she’ll need to at least come close to generating the same...
by CJ Louis | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you know nothing about this challenger with a tough-to-pronounce name, maybe you know the man she’s looking to take down, State Senator Brad Zaun. Zaun’s history as a legislator, no matter what your party affiliation, either baffles or makes one want to run for the...
by Rick Smith | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Republican Party should be very concerned about more news stories this week linking Donald Trump to the Russian government. These new allegations reinforce the building narrative that Trump has questionable business relationships and foreign investments with...