The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks with State Representative Lindsay James about early fundraising numbers for the 2020 field, how "very online" Democrats differ from...
The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard sits down with Beto O'Rourke during his recent Iowa trip to talk about his generational pitch, how he's adjusted to the media onslaught,...
Above photo via Joe Crimmings. Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is well-known for his energetic, non-stop campaigning style, and that was certainly on display during his ambitious Polk County schedule on Saturday. He held six house parties, spread out across...
Iowa will now have a bigger say in how the nation's infrastructure needs are addressed. Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer has been appointed to the role of Vice Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. That...
I conducted a fun little experiment yesterday. After noticing many people expressing frustration on political Twitter that Elizabeth Warren wasn't getting enough media coverage for her policy ideas, I wondered, are those same people sharing her policy proposals...
While Tom Steyer announced back in January that he would not make a presidential run in 2020, a poll going around Iowa raises new questions on whether he might be reconsidering that option. A Starting Line reader received a polling call yesterday afternoon in which...
The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard is joined by Robert Leonard of Knoxville's KNIA Radio-AM, a frequent writer on rural issues, to recap this weekend's Heartland Forum in...
The Iowa House Democrats have hired Emily Waggoner as their new caucus director for the 2020 campaign cycle. She'll be tasked with running the political operation to pick up at least five House seats to retake the majority for Democrats. “We’re excited to ramp up...
Senator Kamala Harris is making sure they get a jump start on organizing Iowa's college students before they head off campus after spring semester ends. Her Iowa campaign is announcing today five "Camp Kamala" youth organizing training sessions, where students will...
Back during Elaine Baxter’s childhood, party loyalty was a simple matter. “When I was growing up, it would be unthinkable if you worked in a factory and were a Republican,” Baxter explained to Starting Line last week. “The two didn’t go together.” Now 86, Baxter,...
