2019
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Ep141: New Phase In The Iowa Caucus Gets Underway
Happy New Year, 2020 is almost upon us! On this episode, Pat sits down with Libby to talk about Iowa Caucus candidate travel for the week/weekend and how undecided voters are starting to crawl out of the woodwork, attend events and are now paying attention to make their mind up before caucus day.
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A Year Of Frustration For Iowa Farmers On Biofuels
2019 was a long year for Iowa farmers. It’s hard to keep up with everything that happens in a news cycle. Multiply that by 365 days of Donald Trump as president, and you end up with more than one could possibly stay up to date on. But for Midwest farmers, 2019 was particularly hectic. From…
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Iowa Starting Line Closes Out Our Best Year Yet
The clock is ticking down on the end of 2019, though here in the Starting Line office, we’re mostly just concerned with who’s covering what candidate this weekend. I thought it would be nice to take a moment to look back at the very exciting, transformative year we’ve had at Starting Line, one in which…
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In Small Town Iowa, Buttigieg’s Cross-Over Appeal Hits Home
Bob Thomas, the former chair of the Appanoose County Democrats, needed the clarity of a long winter’s drive to finally commit to a presidential candidate. “Over Christmas, I drove down to Dallas, Interstate 35 the whole way, all by myself, and I made the decision that I’m going to support Pete at the caucus and…
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The Source Of Donald Trump’s Right-Wing Judges
Though President Donald Trump was impeached and faces a trial to determine if he will be removed from office, his judicial nominees are still being heard and confirmed. Thirteen judges were confirmed the same week he was impeached in the House, bringing Trump’s number of judicial appointees to more than 180. During the December Democratic…
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Pete Buttigieg Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down In Iowa
Pete Buttigieg is barreling toward an Iowa Caucus victory, and there’s not a damn thing anyone’s tweets can do about it. The month of December has given the South Bend Mayor his biggest challenges yet, including intense media questions over his work at McKinsey, attacks on his fundraising from all sides on the debate stage,…
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Candidates Should Advance U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy
Guest op-ed by Prakash Kopparapu, chair of the Asian and Latino Coalition From Russia to North Korea and the threat of ebola to ISIS, international engagement and foreign policy are among the most pressing issues for our country. Yet we haven’t heard a ton from the presidential candidates about their foreign policy plans. According to…
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John Delaney To Make Final Small-Town Blitz Of Iowa
They’re filling the gas tank back up in John Delaney’s big blue RV for a final blitz across Iowa in the last month leading up to the caucus. Delaney and his team will embark upon a 40-stop tour in January, focusing their time in many tiny towns in rural counties as he fights to hit…
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Klobuchar Concludes Marathon Bus Tour In 99th Iowa County Visit
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar has now visited all of Iowa’s 99 counties. She wrapped up her tour of the state in Humboldt on Friday afternoon. “We are really excited about this as you know,” Klobuchar said. “For me, it’s really a part of my way of being, to go out there and meet people and…
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Ep140: Kay Henderson On 99-County Tour, And Organizing Through Art
Happy holidays! In this episode for your travel days, Pat talks with Radio Iowa’s Kay Henderson about the 99-county tour, rural campaigning, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren’s strategies around the state, the biofuel saga, and our favorite Iowa political moments from 2019. In the second half, Josh Cook sits down with Phillip Agnew to…
