July 2018
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Rob Sand Breaks Half Million Mark In Fundraising For State Auditor Race
Democratic state auditor candidate Rob Sand will report raising just over $100,000 in the latest July finance report, bringing his total raised for his campaign past the half million dollar mark. State candidates have a July 19 filing deadline for the reporting period that covers May 29 to July 14. As we’ve seen with Sand’s…
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Ep43: Ag 101 With Tim Gannon & Trump Trade War Fallout
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard digs into the impacts and timeline of tariffs on Iowa agriculture with Tim Gannon, Democrats’ Secretary of Agriculture candidate. Plus, a little bit of Ag 101 with Gannon so you can better understand how farming works in Iowa.
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Joni Ernst Failing To Defend Democracy She Once Fought To Protect
Yesterday was not a good day for America, to put it lightly. After President Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country’s attention shifted to Republican lawmakers and leaders, wondering if this was finally the bridge too far. In Iowa, the reaction was either silence or light criticism. None suggested any…
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Iowa Public Universities Collapsing Under Kim Reynolds
The announcement last week that the University of Iowa must slash seven vital education programs, including the Labor Center, is further evidence of Governor Kim Reynolds’ failed leadership on public education. University officials said declining state aid was responsible for the cuts. Since 2008, state aid for Iowa’s public universities has fallen by 34 percent…
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Nate Boulton Vows To Stay In Senate, Cites Past Drinking Issues
Nate Boulton released a statement late this afternoon saying that he planned to remain in the Iowa Senate. It’s been an open question whether the Des Moines senator would opt to stay in the Legislature following the accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior that drove him out of the gubernatorial race in late May. This announcement made…
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Five Groups Democrats Need To Win Over And Turn Out For 2018
When looking at the 2018 election, the first obvious statement that needs to be made is that “all politics is local.” Another one I like from the Clinton years by James Carville is “it’s the economy, stupid.” I believe five different constituent groups exist, each requiring a slightly different approach. The first is the loyal…
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Cecile Richards In Iowa: Turning Out Women Key To Midterm Victories
Turning out female voters who typically only vote in presidential races will be key to Democrats’ success in Iowa’s midterm elections, former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards told a packed room in Des Moines of over 250 women on Thursday. Speaking to the Polk County Democrats’ annual Women’s Event fundraiser, Richards congratulated Planned Parenthood of…
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Five Messages Iowa Democrats Can Rally Around In 2018 Races
Does it seem like Republicans send out an email every morning with their key talking points? All their spokespeople immediately begin to repeat these points and they have their message for the day. It’s obviously not that simple, but most would probably agree that Democrats aren’t nearly as adept at uniting on messaging either nationally…
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Ep42: GOP’s Mixed Message On Hubbell, Kristin Sunde Interview
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard and producer Chance Dorland discuss Iowa Republicans’ mixed messaging on Fred Hubbell. And we interview Kristin Sunde about her Iowa House campaign against Peter Cownie.
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Is This How Iowa Wants To Save Money?
Don’t be surprised if a guy named Jamie Campbell turns out to be one of the key players in the 2018 race for Iowa governor. Campbell’s name will not be on the ballot in November. He will not be crisscrossing the state, appearing at one campaign event after another. But don’t let anyone kid you.…
