2016
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Critical Next Two Weeks In Iowa For Trump And Clinton
For the next week and a half, Iowa is back in the center of the political universe, as is only right. But will we be after that? The presidential campaigns are barnstorming through Iowa over the next 10 days. Tim Kaine speaks today in Cedar Rapids. Jennifer Jacobs reported that Mike Pence will tour the Iowa…
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What’s Next: The Movement We Need
Guest post from Tobita Chow, chair of The People’s Lobby, who will be speaking at this weekend’s CCI event The Bernie Sanders campaign came out of nowhere and took everyone by surprise by nearly winning Iowa. He showed that people are fed up with business-as-usual politics and are hungry for a bold new kind of progressive politics.…
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Patty Judge Hits The Doors In Search Of Suburban Vote-Switchers
In the year of Donald Trump, Democrats are increasingly looking to make inroads into independent and Republican-leaning suburban voters, typically those with higher education and higher income. So that’s exactly where Democratic Senate candidate Patty Judge was this weekend, going door-to-door with State House candidate Jennifer Konfrst in West Des Moines. If Judge is to…
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Steve King Suggests Some Additions To Donald Trump’s Wall
The Iowa State Fair kicked off today, as did the Des Moines Register’s Soapbox series. There’s not a non-stop schedule of presidential candidates on stage this year, but most of Iowa’s candidates for federal office will speak. Steve King was the first up on Thursday morning. As expected, the 4th District Republican had some interesting…
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Voter Revolt Growing Over Iowa’s Mental Health Care Mess
Iowa families dealing with mental health issues have hit the breaking point. The closure of mental health institutions and the privatization of Medicaid have put increasingly unbearable strain on many seeking help. That frustration is quickly spilling over into the political realm. Around 500 people showed up to a loosely-organized mental health rally in downtown…
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First Post-Convention Iowa Poll: Clinton Up 4, Grassley Up 10
A new NBC/Marist poll of Iowa was released this afternoon, the first major poll to come out for the Hawkeye state since the two national conventions and Donald Trump’s Khan family attacks. Hillary Clinton now leads Trump in Iowa by 4 points, 41% to 37%. That’s only up 1 point from their July poll that…
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Clean Water Now? Or in 2029? Your Choice…
A guest post from Mark Langgin, director of Citizens for a Healthy Iowa It is great to see Governor Branstad recognize that we need a constitutionally protected and sustainable source of funding for water quality through the Natural Resources & Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, but his proposal doesn’t fulfill the promise of what Iowa voters…
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High School Democrats Of Iowa Kick Off Organizing Efforts
The High School Democrats of Iowa held their kick-off event this weekend, looking to expand their membership throughout the state in a more formal structure. Young activists gathered at Drake University for their inaugural event and to meet local candidates whose campaigns they could volunteer on. “This year especially with Trump running, we’re seeing a…
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The Democratic Party’s New American Patriotism
A guest post from Sean Bagniewski on his convention experience Lee Greenwood is singing “God Bless the USA.” Former FDR Democrat Ronald Reagan is displaying his trademark optimism. There are flags. There are lots of flags. It’s the 1984 Republican National Convention. The Soviets are the Evil Empire. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is our…
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Iowa GOP Courtship Of Trump Pays Off, But At What Long-Term Cost?
It seems the effort of many top Iowa Republican elected officials and leaders to ingratiate themselves with Donald Trump has succeeded. At the rally in Des Moines yesterday, Trump pledge to keep the Iowa Caucus first in the nation, even if he has some reservations about the caucus process. “Now, you know that Iowa, they’re…
