Democrats in Western Iowa are used to voting against Steve King. They've done it year in and year out, always to no avail. It's become a bit of a ritual: each campaign cycle a Democrat announces his or her candidacy and all the activists get excited that maybe this...
In the fight to stop Donald Trump from winning the Republican nomination, opponents often point to his awful polling numbers in a matchup against Hillary Clinton. Historically terrible numbers among female voters are driving Trump's theoretical thrashing in the...
Is it really that difficult to find three solid supporters for your candidate in an entire Congressional district? If you’re the Donald Trump campaign, the answer is yes. A clear contrast developed early between the Ted Cruz and Trump delegate operations at Iowa...
Late last week the Iowa Democratic Party released the list of members of its long-awaited caucus review commission, formed to take a look at how to improve the Democrats' caucus process. The party says it's part of their tradition in finding ways to better the...
Senator Chuck Grassley was looking for somewhere safe, friendly and familiar as he toured the state this week, so he headed to the deep-red northwest corner of Iowa for three open town hall meetings. After all, where could be better than counties where he won...
The Clinton campaign celebrated their Iowa Caucus victory back on February 1st, but they had certainly hoped for a larger margin. Nearly two months later, however, that win is looking better and better after a string of blowout defeats to Bernie Sanders in other...
Where's Chuck Grassley? Not many people seem to know the answer to that, despite the Senate being on a two-week recess. That's typically when Iowa's senior senator embarks on his much-publicized county meetings as part of his 99 county "Full Grassley" tour. But...
Most politicians typically advocate for more jobs and economic development. Unless you're Rod Blum, apparently. The Iowa Congressman from the 1st District set off a small firestorm of controversy and criticism on Tuesday evening when he tweeted out from his...
A crowd of over 50 Iowans formed a rally outside the federal building that houses Chuck Grassley's office in Des Moines on Monday. They were there to implore the Senate Judiciary Chair to hold hearings and a vote on Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's nominee...
That didn't take long. A mere seven weeks ago the TV satellite trucks and campaign headquarters packed up and headed out from Iowa following the caucus. As it happens every four years, the national spotlight flickers out on Iowa in the blink of an eye, with all the...
