If you're a Democrat who's ever had the slightest bit of interest in running for public office, I'm telling you: 2016 is your time. With Donald Trump almost certain to be the Republican nominee, it's entirely possible this year's election will produce a massive...
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...
For weeks Senator Chuck Grassley has come under fire for his refusal to hold hearings for President Barack Obama's eventual Supreme Court nominee. That nominee now has a face, a name and a record, with Merrick Garland getting the nod to be Obama's choice to replace...
The first, second and third priority of any county party is to build an organization that can turn out Democrats to the polls to get Democratic candidates elected up and down the ballot. The Polk County Democrats failed miserably at that mission on Saturday. In...
On Saturday Polk County Democrats held their county convention to select delegates to go on to the district and state convention. It was an utter catastrophe. The county convention started at 9:00 AM, with many attendees arriving much earlier. The proceedings did...
Hillary Clinton's campaign fought off a tough effort by Bernie Sanders' operation in county conventions throughout the state to determine the next round of delegates that eventually end up at the national convention. At the end of the day, Clinton stood at 704...
Hillary Clinton's campaign plans on passing out buttons celebrating their candidate's glass ceiling-breaking win in the Iowa Caucus at the party's county conventions this Saturday. But to ensure that narrow record-setting victory Clinton achieved back on February 1...
Hillary Clinton's campaign plans on passing out buttons celebrating their candidate's glass ceiling-breaking win in the Iowa Caucus at the party's county conventions this Saturday. But to ensure that narrow record-setting victory Clinton achieved back on February 1...
Multiple Republican sources confirmed to Starting Line that State Senator Mark Chelgren of Ottumwa plans on dropping his bid to challenge Congressman Dave Loebsack in the 2nd District. Chelgren had not yet officially filed his nominating papers for the seat, but...
While the Iowa political world was abuzz late last week about former Lt. Governor Patty Judge jumping into the race to unseat Senator Chuck Grassley, the three other Democrats in the race reminded people that they've been running for quite some time too. State...
