It was an exercise in endurance slogging through the three-hour GOP debate last night, but no one could possibly look away. The Republican debates this year have quickly become must-watch TV, drawing in record audiences. The viewership from last night is estimated...
About 15 minutes before the main Republican debate on CNN last night I got a poll call testing various messaging points on both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. They only said it was from a "national data collection firm," and I somehow forgot to inquire further...
It was a relatively ho-hum affair for most of President Barack Obama's visit to North High School in Des Moines, where he briefly laid out new college affordability proposals before taking questions from the audience. With Education Secretary Arne Duncan at his...
Former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack has thrown her support behind Monica Vernon for the 1st District Democratic primary today, as have two new labor unions in the last week. It's a few more additions to the long list of public endorsements Vernon has received,...
The increased calls for America to accept more refugees fleeing from terror and violence in the Syrian civil war really got one Iowa Republican State Senator's blood boiling this week. Senator Jason Schultz from Western Iowa went on Jan Mickelson's radio show on...
Now that we're past the Labor Day holiday, often used as a marker for both voter interest and campaign phases, let's pull out our crystal ball and predict what key factors and storylines will affect caucus night for the Democrats: Is Sanders' Campaign The Howard...
If you're looking for a prescription to combat the ills of climate change, climb on up to the top of John Forbes' pharmacy in Urbandale to see the 90 solar panels he's installed to power his business. Once it comes online next week, the panels should power 80% to...
After five days on the road with the top three Democratic presidential candidates, I'm back at home decompressing and sorting through all the interesting tidbits that didn't make it into my main posts. Here's some good odds and ends of what I saw out at eight...
Update 9/8: The O'Malley campaign released a list of 17 Iowa endorsements the day after Labor Day, framing it as part of their entrance into a new phase of campaigning in the Iowa Caucus. A handful of these names were already known from a while ago (well, to me...
It was a pleasant, laid-back setting on a warm afternoon in State Senator Liz Mathis' backyard, where about 125 local Democrats sat around folding picnic tables to listen to Hillary Clinton speak. The day was a sleepier affair than some of the recent Iowa events...
