by Guest Post | Feb 7, 2018 | POLITICS
A guest post from Mark Masterson (pictured on the right) I would like to introduce myself. I’m Mark Masterson, and Monday was my first caucus experience as a Democrat. I work as a state employee (a correctional officer) at the Mount Pleasant Correctional...
by Dick Goodson | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
What should be the overriding issues to run on for Democrats as we move toward the mid terms? In my humble opinion, there are two key issues above all else Democrats should focus on: healthcare, and the hollowing out of the middle class. Or, in a word, wages. Many...
by Chance Dorland | Feb 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard attended the precinct caucus site at Roosevelt High School where he recorded audio of key moments throughout the night.Today’s episode features that audio, alongside an explanation of this year’s...
by Jake Bullington | Feb 6, 2018 | POLITICS
It was, for the most part, the Cathy Glasson party last night at the Meredith Middle School caucus location in Des Moines. Although many caucus goers chose not to outwardly show support for a gubernatorial candidate, Glasson’s volunteers were well-organized, nor shy...
by Rick Smith | Feb 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan tweeted on Saturday celebrating a Lancaster, Pennsylvania school secretary’s wage increase of $1.50 per week. “A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, PA, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week… she said...
