May 1, 2018 - Iowa Starting Line

Iowa’s Obama/Trump Voters Still Mostly With Trump, Poll Shows

by Pat Rynard | May 1, 2018 | IA-01

A new poll has warning signs for Democrats in Iowa who are working to win back the voters they lost to Donald Trump in 2016. According to a recently released poll from Monmouth College, 63% of voters in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District who backed Trump in 2016...

Ep29: Dave Jamison Mess & John Paschen Interview

by Pat Rynard | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized

Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard & show producer Chance Dorland discuss all the different components of the ongoing Dave Jamison firing & Iowa Finance Authority misuse of funds, followed by an interview with Iowa...

Gone But Not Forgotten – Labor’s Struggles With Itself

by Guest Post | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized

A guest post from Johnson County Supervisor Kurt Friese. Each year at the end of April, Labor organizers across the country hold a vigil of remembrance called “Workers Memorial Day.” Here in Johnson County, it was just this past Friday. We gathered to remember and...

Are Democrats Getting Overconfident About A Blue Wave?

by Rick Smith | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized

Democrats’ growing talk of a coming blue wave in November could backfire. The Democrats’ winning of special elections have fueled more talk about the anticipated blue wave. Even in the special elections that Democrats have lost, they are encouraged by the Republicans’...