Kamala Harris must have impressed at yesterday's West Des Moines picnic. Victor Dutchuk, the chair of the West Des Moines Democrats, endorsed Harris this morning after her speech to several hundred local Democrats at the annual event. "Senator Harris is for the...
We have a shakeup in Iowa. Elizabeth Warren leads the pack in the Iowa Caucus, according to a new poll out this morning from David Binder Research, currently earning the support of 20% of likely Democratic caucus-goers. Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are both within...
Just as her standing in state and national polls are rising, so are the ranks of Senator Kamala Harris' Iowa campaign staff. Her newly-expanded field team started their jobs yesterday, with 30 new field organizers coming on board. And Harris is expanding her Iowa...
Democrats have their nominee for the August 6 special election: Ross Wilburn. The former mayor of Iowa City, Wilburn was selected by Story County Democrats at a special nominating convention this morning to run in the Ames-based House District 46 seat that Lisa...
The Iowa Starting Line team sits down to discuss the first Democratic debate nights and how Iowans' reactions differed from the national conversation. And we interview Iowa...
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks with Erin Murphy, the Des Moines Bureau Chief for Lee Enterprise Newspapers, about how the first Democratic debate could play out....
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is set to go up on the Iowa airwaves this week, according to a media buy schedule that Starting Line has seen. Her campaign is making a statewide ad buy worth around $42,000 from June 25 to June 30. Hers will be the second presidential...
Joni Ernst is running for reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2020. She just isn't necessarily running to be your senator. In her announcement speech last weekend, as well as in subsequent tweets this past week, Ernst laid out her central rationale for another six...
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks with former Lt. Governor Patty Judge about the debate over candidates running a national primary strategy versus and early state...
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard and federal reporter Libby Meyer recap Joni Ernst's first speech for her reelection campaign. And we interview New Jersey Governor Phil...
