The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard is joined by Patty Judge to talk about Pete Buttigieg's momentum in an Iowa poll, Steve King's never-ending controversies, the Mueller...
In what was one of the busiest caucus weeks yet, five presidential candidates fanned out over Iowa recently, mostly in the eastern half of the state, to woo potential caucus-goers. Starting Line was on the road for seven days straight, covering the visits of Beto...
The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard is joined by State Representative Jennifer Konfrst to talk about the media hype around Beto O'Rourke and Joe Biden. We also discuss how...
Democratic candidates running for president are increasingly talking about the rights of transgender Americans while out on the campaign trail. Two contenders who traveled through Iowa this past week - Senators Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand - both had extended...
Senator Bernie Sanders continues to build out his Iowa Caucus team, one that will likely end up as one of the largest of the 2020 field. The campaign tells Starting Line that they have hired Michael Fasullo to serve as their Iowa field director and Tony Anthony as...
A Public Policy Polling survey shows former Vice President Joe Biden with a nearly two-to-one lead over his nearest competitor, Senator Bernie Sanders, in a new poll of likely Iowa Caucus-goers. Biden, who is expected to soon enter the presidential race, starts...
The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard is joined by Cory Booker's national campaign manager Addisu Demissie to talk about managing presidential candidates, how campaigns fill out...
Senator Amy Klobuchar blasted the Trump Administration's continued use of blending waivers for renewable fuels usage while in Iowa this weekend. Using it as an example of how Donald Trump's presidency has hurt rural America, she linked the EPA's decisions to the...
Who the hell is Beto O’Rourke? That’s what many Iowans – myself included – wondered as they squeezed their way into packed coffee shops last week to catch a glimpse of the newly-announced presidential contender. Was O’Rourke the breakout, generational star he was...
No matter what happens on the March 19 special election in Cedar Falls, you certainly can't say the Democratic Party didn't do what they could to hold Senate District 30. Presidential candidate after presidential candidate has visited Black Hawk County over the...
