July 26, 2019 - Iowa Starting Line

Steve King Blames ‘Political Lynch Mob’ For Loss Of Committees

by Elizabeth Meyer | Jul 26, 2019 | IA-04

Congressman Steve King took to the House floor Thursday night to lament the loss of his committee assignments, accusing Republican leadership of “stifling” his freedom of speech. King, representing Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, has insisted he...

2020 is not 1937. A History Lesson On FDR And The Courts

by Nikoel Hytrek | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorized

By 1935, the New Deal was helping the American people and economy bounce back from the disaster of the stock market crash of 1929. National programs were putting people to work, building infrastructure like bridges, hospitals and schools and expanding access to...

New Iowa Poll: Talk Science To Me, Candidates

by Elizabeth Meyer | Jul 26, 2019 | Iowa Caucus

Science-related issues may not be a topic voters automatically associate with their list of policy priorities, but according to a new poll, it’s a subject a majority of Iowans want politicians to address. A June poll conducted by Research!America and Science...

A Messaging Idea: Capitalism With A Conscience

by Guest Post | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorized

Guest post from Bob Raker, a Polk County Democratic activist. As usual, economic policy will be an important topic in the 2020 election debate. We can expect that Russian Bots and the Republican Party will flood the media universe with attacks that label Democratic...