2019
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Tom Steyer Calls For Big Up-Front Investment In Rural Plan
At the tail end of last week, Tom Steyer rolled out his new rural plan, called “Partnerships with Rural Communities,” which calls for massive investments in rural areas and assets. “For centuries, the people who call rural America home did so because of its combination of beauty and opportunity. Rural communities feed the world, provide…
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IA-Sen: Theresa Greenfield Picks Up NARAL Pro-Choice America Support
NARAL Pro-Choice America announced its endorsement today of Theresa Greenfield, one of four Democrats vying for the chance to unseat GOP Sen. Joni Ernst. In a press release, the abortion rights group called the Iowa race “crucial to flipping the Senate and protecting reproductive freedom.” “As long as Senator Ernst and Majority Leader [Mitch] McConnell…
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Iowa Endorsements For Buttigieg Roll In After Bus Tour, LJ Speech
The commit-to-caucus cards starting piling up at Pete Buttigieg events across northern Iowa this past week, as caucus-goers saw the candidate at very well-attended events in rural counties. Now, a few days after his bus tour and performance at the Liberty and Justice Dinner, Buttigieg has a long list of new endorsements from across Iowa.…
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Beyond The Economy, Warren’s Other Plans To End Corruption
It’s a well-known fact that Elizabeth Warren is an enemy to corruption. Her plans for breaking up big corporations and enforcing laws that keep them from hoarding too much power are well-documented. But what other types of corruption is she prepared to fight? What lies in the nuts and bolts of her ideas outside of…
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Julián Castro’s Campaign For The Poor
Photo: Julian Castro tests out the beds at a supportive housing center before his Liberty and Justice event speech. Away from the rain and a slew of competitors’ supporters last Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro toured affordable housing units at downtown Des Moines’ YMCA Supportive Housing Campus. The former San Antonio mayor and U.S.…
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Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Works Toward A More Perfect Union
Guest op-ed from Adam Kenworthy, a Des Moines attorney. All pivotal movements in our nation’s history draw from the principles enshrined in the very first line of our founding document that reads: “We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union … ” This concept is not one meant to…
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How Pete Buttigieg Won This Iowa Caucus-Goer Over
Guest op-ed from Dennis Cole of Shenandoah, Iowa, past Page County Democrats chair. As Iowans, we have a very important responsibility in our democracy. The first-in-the-nation caucuses bestow upon us a great opportunity to lead America in the political and moral direction of our choosing, by allowing us to winnow the field of presidential candidates…
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Firefighters Draw On Caucus Experience To Boost Biden
Harold Schaitberger is the international president of a 320,000-person union and leads the ninth-largest federal union PAC in the United States, but he has one thing on his mind come caucus night: where to put the Joe Biden posters so voters can easily see them as they walk in. An old caucus pro himself, Schaitberger…
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Democrats Flip Local Suburban Seats Across Polk County
Photo: Matt Blake and Bridget Montgomery celebrate their election to the Urbandale City Council. Democrats’ efforts to turn the Des Moines metro’s suburbs blue made a big leap forward last night with the election of many progressive candidates to city councils and school boards across Polk County. Johnston, a formerly deep-red Republican suburb, now has…
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Despite ID Law, Poll Workers Help Ensure Iowans Vote
Although the new voter ID law was fully in effect in Iowa today, voters found ways to cast a ballot at polling sites this reporter visited in Polk and Story counties with the help of poll workers. On its face, the law is relatively simple. Show an accepted form of ID, the poll workers scan…
