In a show of organizational strength, Rita Hart announced today the endorsements of 73 local leaders in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District for her campaign. It included people in all 24 counties across the district and nearly every local Democratic state legislator....
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are locked in a tie in Iowa atop the large field of Democrats running for the presidential nomination. An Iowa Starting Line/Change Research Poll of 615 likely Democratic caucus-goers that was conducted this past week, May 15 to May 19,...
Des Moines coach and businessman Eddie Mauro is launching his run for the U.S. Senate today, aiming to be Democrats' nominee to take on Senator Joni Ernst next November. Mauro's been traveling the state for several months in advance of a possible candidacy,...
From IDP Vice Chair Andrea Phillips, who organized this year's 2020 book club. Iowa Democrats take their role in vetting the 2020 presidential candidates seriously. I started a book club to read the books of all of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, and...
With a presidential field that now numbers 23, Democratic candidates need every tiny advantage they can find in Iowa to deliver them delegates on caucus night. For a lucky few contenders, they come to the state with a special connection in their pocket thanks to...
A guest post from Mills County County Democratic Party Chair Donna Crum. A recent fact check by The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump has told at least 10,000 falsehoods since taking the oath to uphold our nation’s highest office. As Americans,...
Two Iowans launched their campaigns for Congress in video announcements this morning. They're running for separate seats, but the contrast couldn't be starker. Democrat Rita Hart made her run for Iowa's 2nd District official, while Republican Ashley Hinson launched...
State Representative Ashley Hinson of Marion has filed official papers to make a run for Congress in Iowa's 1st District. The filing appeared online this morning, two days after Hinson posted about a four-day trip she recently made to Washington, D.C. A run by...
In a May 5th guest article in the Des Moines Register, Senator Joni Ernst blamed the Army Corps of Engineers for lack of timely warning prior to the epic Missouri River flooding. She claimed we need better communication and warning about potential flood risk....
A nonstop parade of presidential candidates has visited the good people of Iowa nearly every day this year. Turn around any weekend in a major Iowa county and you're likely to bump into a White House hopeful. However, not every corner of the state has received the...
