2019
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New IA-04 Rating: Steve King’s Reelection Hopes Worsening
New ratings recently released on the competitiveness of U.S. House districts reflect positive momentum for Democrat J.D. Scholten and spell trouble for Congressman Steve King. Inside Elections moved the race for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District from “Lean Republican” to “Tilt Republican.” “With a combination of Republicans’ self-inflicted wounds, slow recruiting or suburbs continuing to shift against the…
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“Champions For The Poor”: Iowa’s Lee Dems Leaders Back Castro
Guest op-ed from Mary Jo Riesberg and Vernon Windsor, chair/vice chair of the Lee County Democrats Mary Jo Riesberg My faith is the driving force in my life. It is my guide on how I should treat others, especially the vulnerable, poor, and marginalized. I don’t discuss my faith with everyone and tend to be…
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IA-Sen: Greenfield Picks Up New Legislative Endorsements
U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield has collected more endorsements from current Iowa legislators than her three primary opponents, bringing her total this year to 23. Greenfield leads the field in fundraising and endorsements, earning the support of groups like NARAL Pro-Choice America, League of Conservation Voters, AFSCME Council 61 and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.…
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Schilling, Miller-Meeks Distance Themselves From Anti-Semite
Republican House candidates Bobby Schilling and Mariannette Miller-Meeks responded to criticism Tuesday condemning their participation in a Bettendorf political forum that featured far-right anti-Semite Nick Fuentes. Fuentes, according to the Quad-City Times, was the final speaker Monday night at the Scott County Teenage Republicans’ “Immigration Forum.” Fuentes attended the 2017 Unite the Right rally in…
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Who Still Needs Your Polling Help To Get Into The Debate
The December Democratic debate stage is back down to six contestants following Kamala Harris’ surprise withdrawal from the race today. But there’s several who could still slide in under the deadline to qualify. Tom Steyer did it just today by acquiring the number of individual donors needed; he already had four qualifying polls. Here’s where…
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NextGen Iowa Making Another Big Investment In Youth Turnout
While national attention is rightly focused on the 2020 primary race, that hasn’t stopped preparations for the general election in November. As with every election, people will focus on youth turnout, especially since young voters are a bloc of the voting population that trends more liberal than older Americans. NextGen America, founded by now-presidential candidate…
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Heart Of Farmland, Lacking Fresh Food: One Iowa Town’s Struggle
Accessing healthy food in rural America can be a struggle. It’s an odd paradox: small farming communities in “the nation’s breadbasket” where buying a loaf of bread might not be an option. Looking at a USDA map of food deserts would alarm most people. Many would be surprised to find they live in one, or…
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Lessons On Trump’s Lies From Eastern Europe Revolutions
Guest op-ed from Jim Chrisinger, an Iowan assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Prague from 1987-1990 We celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe in part because they followed decades of unwavering American support for democracy and freedom. Every day, Voice of America broadcasts countered Communist propaganda with truth. When President…
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Grassley’s Prescription Drug Bill Stalled By Mitch McConnell’s Inaction
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley’s legislation to lower prescription drug costs passed his Senate Finance Committee over the summer with support from every Democrat on the committee. Since then, the bipartisan bill has gone nowhere in Mitch McConnell’s Senate. The latest public news on the “Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act” came Nov. 21 at the Committee…
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Contentious DSM Mayor Race Heads Toward Unpredictable Finish
An expensive, surprisingly close run-off election for the Des Moines mayoral seat comes to a close tomorrow. The final weeks have featured attacks and counter-attacks as both candidates have criticized each others’ records and backgrounds. Voters have been inundated with TV ads, online videos, text messages, calls and mailers for Iowa’s largest city’s top job,…
