by Pat Rynard | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
State Senator Joe Seng of Davenport passed away today, several sources confirmed to Starting Line this evening. He was 70 years old. Seng was diagnosed with brain cancer in September of 2014, but fought through it and returned to the Senate the follow session, only...
by Pat Rynard | Sep 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
I am announcing today that I, Pat Rynard, am challenging Republican Speaker of the Iowa House Linda Upmeyer to one million debates between now and Election Day. Although I have not informed Speaker Upmeyer of this ahead of time, I will premptively call her out for...
by Rick Smith | Sep 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Hillary Clinton campaign held a press conference Tuesday prior to Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Clive, Iowa. The four speakers, all under 25, should make every Iowa Democrat proud. Democrats frequently discuss the desperate need for building a deeper and...
by Pat Rynard | Sep 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
A guest post from Stacey Walker As a black man watching the 2008 presidential campaign, I knew the significance of what then-Senator Obama was doing. He was threading a very fine needle. In order to win, he had to convince a white political establishment that he had...
by Rick Smith | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Iowa Democratic Party met at Drake University last Saturday to conduct a diversity workshop. In the press release the Party described the workshop: “The goal of the workshop is to educate, motivate and facilitate discussion among IDP Constituency Caucuses with an...
