by Team Starting Line | Oct 28, 2019 | POLITICS
During an interview late last week on the AM Quad Cities radio show, Sen. Joni Ernst blamed her struggling campaign on Iowa’s changing demographics, rather than on her voting record. At a fundraiser with Vice President Mike Pence earlier this month, Ernst...
by Guest Post | Oct 28, 2019 | Iowa Caucus
Guest piece from five Montanans who moved to Iowa to organize for Governor Steve Bullock — Bullock for President Iowa Organizers Rio Aagaard-Shively, Alice Boyer, Shelby Fisher, Korbin Bragstad, and Harry Child. Montana has been a home that’s given more than we...
by Elizabeth Meyer | Oct 27, 2019 | POLITICS
State Rep. Ashley Hinson’s fundraising has largely held steady over the last six months, though she still trails the Democratic incumbent in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Hinson, of Marion, is running to unseat Rep. Abby Finkenauer in the eastern Iowa...
by Paige Godden | Oct 27, 2019 | Iowa Caucus
Sen. Bernie Sanders made it clear he’s fighting for working people during his recent two-day swing through Iowa. He pushed his strong union ties, the fight for a $15 per hour minimum wage and efforts to make health care a human right. This trip was his first back on...
by Pat Rynard | Oct 26, 2019 | Iowa Caucus
The Midwest city mayor whose name no one could pronounce at the start of this year has come a long way in the Democratic primary. For a rising star in the party, vastly over-performing expectations in a crowded presidential field would easily be considered a victory...
