2019
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How Iowans Drove The National Debate On Carbon Farming
It began with an unexpected phone call from Beto O’Rourke. Radio reporter Bob Leonard of Knoxville, Iowa said he was in his office last March when he received the call, from a then-unknown number. “On the other end I heard, ‘Hi Bob, this is Beto O’Rourke,’” Leonard said. “He said, ‘I really enjoyed your piece…
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Pete Buttigieg Will Keep America’s Promise To Our Veterans
Guest op-ed from Terry Philips, former IDP Veterans Caucus Chair. I initially became interested in Mayor Pete’s campaign primarily because he was a fellow Navy Veteran. As I watched him talk to the reporter in French about the fire in the Notre Dame Cathedral, I felt the sense of pride of being an American, a…
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AOC Boosts Sanders’ Claim To ‘Climate Candidate’ Title In Iowa
Sen. Bernie Sanders has his sights set on being the 2020 election’s “climate candidate,” and Green New Deal lead sponsor, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is helping him get there. After the Vermont Senator trailed behind competitors Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg for voters who would choose a candidate based on climate…
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Poll: Which Health Care Messages May Work Best In 2020
As in the 2018 midterm elections, a new Protect Our Care poll shows health care is an issue at the top of voters’ minds heading into 2020. The nationwide, online survey of 1,000 voters found health care and the economy were the two most important issues for voters when deciding who to support in Congress…
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Cedar Rapids Union Scores Contract Victory For Workers
It has been a busy week for the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Local 110 of Cedar Rapids. Nearly 700 workers of the RWDSU Local 110 ratified a new contract agreement with Quaker Oats last night, narrowly avoiding a strike. What’s more, the 500 RWDSU workers from the General Mills plant in Cedar Rapids also…
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Son Of IA-02 Candidate Behind Effort Politicizing Transgender Youth
The American Principles Project ran TV ads in Kentucky this year warning residents a vote for a Democratic governor could lead to transgender youth openly participating in sports. The man behind the conservative think tank is Terry Schilling, son of 2nd Congressional candidate Bobby Schilling. Schilling is in a two-way Republican primary for the open…
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Cory Booker Adds Iowa Endorsements After LJ, Local Elections
Sen. Cory Booker’s focus on helping down-ballot Democrats has certainly not gone unnoticed in Iowa, and a new round of endorsements out today for Booker come in part from newly-elected Iowans. Courtney Clarke, the mayor-elect of Waukee, and two city councilmember-elects from Urbandale and Ankeny top a new group of ten caucus-goers backing Booker. “Cory…
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Trump Has Now Appointed 25% Of Nation’s Second-Highest Judges
On Thursday, the Senate held more votes on President Donald Trump’s nominees to federal judgeships, with three new appointments marking a new threshold in his influence over the federal judiciary. Trump has now appointed 25% of circuit court judges in the country. Recently, Trump has emphasized that milestone in D.C. and on the campaign trail.…
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Ep129: New Polls, Inside Audio From The Buttigieg Bus Trip
Pat Rynard sits down to discusses new polls, travel and ad-buy updates with Josh Cook. After the break, we give you an inside ear on the Pete Buttigieg bus tour with a section of audio from Pete’s most recent on-the-record swing through Iowa.
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Joni Ernst’s Steven Menashi Vote Could Have Costs
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Steven Menashi to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, despite multiple red flags he’s raised. Sen. Joni Ernst was one of the senators to vote for him. Menashi made it through the committee on a party-line 12-10 vote that was finally taken after being…
