Guest post from Tobita Chow, chair of The People’s Lobby, who will be speaking at this weekend's CCI event The Bernie Sanders campaign came out of nowhere and took everyone by surprise by nearly winning Iowa. He showed that people are fed up with business-as-usual...
In the year of Donald Trump, Democrats are increasingly looking to make inroads into independent and Republican-leaning suburban voters, typically those with higher education and higher income. So that’s exactly where Democratic Senate candidate Patty Judge was...
The Iowa State Fair kicked off today, as did the Des Moines Register’s Soapbox series. There’s not a non-stop schedule of presidential candidates on stage this year, but most of Iowa’s candidates for federal office will speak. Steve King was the first up on...
Iowa families dealing with mental health issues have hit the breaking point. The closure of mental health institutions and the privatization of Medicaid have put increasingly unbearable strain on many seeking help. That frustration is quickly spilling over into the...
A new NBC/Marist poll of Iowa was released this afternoon, the first major poll to come out for the Hawkeye state since the two national conventions and Donald Trump's Khan family attacks. Hillary Clinton now leads Trump in Iowa by 4 points, 41% to 37%. That's only...
A guest post from Mark Langgin, director of Citizens for a Healthy Iowa It is great to see Governor Branstad recognize that we need a constitutionally protected and sustainable source of funding for water quality through the Natural Resources & Outdoor...
The High School Democrats of Iowa held their kick-off event this weekend, looking to expand their membership throughout the state in a more formal structure. Young activists gathered at Drake University for their inaugural event and to meet local candidates whose...
A guest post from Sean Bagniewski on his convention experience Lee Greenwood is singing "God Bless the USA." Former FDR Democrat Ronald Reagan is displaying his trademark optimism. There are flags. There are lots of flags. It's the 1984 Republican National...
It seems the effort of many top Iowa Republican elected officials and leaders to ingratiate themselves with Donald Trump has succeeded. At the rally in Des Moines yesterday, Trump pledge to keep the Iowa Caucus first in the nation, even if he has some reservations...
A guest post from Zach Wahls on his experience as a delegate at the convention Last week, Iowa's delegation to the Democratic National Convention witnessed, and helped make, history. Alongside dozens of other Iowans from every walk of life, I watched Hillary...
