2018
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Potential Scenarios For Tonight’s Iowa Elections
It’s here. It’s finally, finally here. Iowans are headed to the polls this morning, and there’s already reports of long lines and enthusiastic new voters registering at their voting place. After high-profile campaigns that have lasted an intense 16 months or more, most candidates, volunteers, staffers and rank-and-file Democrats and Republicans are just eager for…
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King Makes Anti-Gay Attacks, Then Joins Reynolds At Rally
Congressman Steve King ended his campaign in as hateful of a way as possible Monday, attacking national Republicans for funding a gay congressional candidate in California. Just a few hours after making those comments, he shared a stage with Governor Kim Reynolds for the statewide Republican ticket’s final rally of the campaign. “They sent money…
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Ep69: Iowa Election Day Podcast With Jason Noble
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks with former DMR chief political reporter Jason Noble about what to watch for on Election Day in Iowa, what the DMR’s Iowa Poll showed us in the governor’s race, and how the early vote numbers are stacking up for Democrats.
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Kim Reynolds Ends Campaign With Steve King In Sioux County
Governor Kim Reynolds’ final rally of her campaign will be held in Sioux Center with Congressman Steve King. Mired in state and national controversy over the past two weeks for his history of racist statements, King has become radioactive to many leaders within the Republican Party. The chair of the NRCC condemned King for promoting…
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Last-Minute Spending Shifts In Battleground Legislative Races
The final finance reports for Iowa races were released on Friday, and spending from both parties point to a changing battleground map for control of the Iowa Statehouse. Democrats are now targeting several extra suburban races that were not on the targeted list before, while Republicans are dumping money into some of their incumbent seats…
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These Counties Have Already Surpassed Their 2014 Early Vote
Iowa is on pace to easily surpass its final 2014 early vote totals before Election Day. Democrats’ numbers are looking particularly strong, pulling away by a strong margin from Republicans in the last week. There are 35,192 more registered Democrats who have voted early than registered Republicans. At this point in 2014, Democrats held only…
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Ep68: Steve King Meltdown & J.D. Scholten Interview
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks about Steve King’s blow up at Thursday’s public forum and asks whether Steve King could actually lose. Plus, we interview King’s Democratic opponent J.D. Scholten.
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GOP Tax Plan Hurt Farmers, Small Businesses
One year ago today the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was introduced. Far from buoying small businesses, the new tax law Republicans passed late in 2017 is already proving to be more problematic than positive for Main Street. In fact, Republicans thought their massive tax overhaul would be the centerpiece of their midterm strategy. But…
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In Times Like These, Republicans Should Rethink Their Party Affiliation
I believe it is extremely important to look at history as we deal with the partisan politics of today. We often hear, “I have been a Democrat most of my life or Republican most of my life.” For those who believe those comments resonate, I would suggest it’s important to occasionally review the underlying values…
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The Other Part Of Steve King’s Event Was Just As Revealing
The week-long controversy over Steve King’s views on race and diversity came to a head yesterday during a candidate forum in Des Moines. Pressed by a member of the public over whether King’s ideology aligns with the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, King exploded in anger, shouted at the man and had him tossed from the room.…
