Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks with longtime Iowa political operative Joe O'Hern about what 2020 candidates need to do at this early stage, how the battle for the state legislature is shaping up and what...
There's a lot more registered Democrats in Iowa following last month's high-profile, competitive primaries for governor and three congressional districts. Updated voter registration numbers from the Secretary of State's office today shows 24,189 new registered...
Jason Kander may have a new personal electoral goal for himself now that he's announced his candidacy for the Kansas City mayor's race, but his voting rights crusade will march on in Iowa and other states. "Nothing has changed about our program here in Iowa," Let...
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks with former Democratic Party Chair Sue Dvorsky about Iowa campaigns post-primary and where Kim Reynolds will struggle in the race. And we interview Washington State Governor...
Will voters be eager to support "the exact opposite of Trump," as Jeff Merkley describes himself, for president in 2020? That's the sentiment the senator from Oregon hopes he finds among Iowans as he makes some early trips out to the lead-off caucus state and...
Congressman John Delaney, the only declared Democratic presidential candidate for 2020, is staffing up his Iowa operation with a new hire that has some solid in-state experience. Monica Biddix will serve as Delaney's new communications director for the lead-off...
Fred Hubbell could not have made a better pick for his running mate. That's just my opinion, of course, but I think it will become yours as well once you get to know Rita Hart. I first met Rita when I was the field director for the Senate Democrats in 2012. That...
With Rita Hart joining Fred Hubbell on Democrats' statewide ticket, Hart's Senate District 49 now becomes an open seat for the party. And while this used to be a district with a decent Democratic lean thanks to the city of Clinton's working-class base, Donald Trump...
For his running mate pick, Fred Hubbell has looked east to rural Wheatland, Iowa, population 764. State Senator Rita Hart will be officially introduced as Democrats' Lt. Governor nominee at the state party convention today. The Hubbell campaign announced the choice...
Fred Hubbell is slated to officially announce his pick for his Lt. Governor running mate at Iowa Democrats' state convention this Saturday. It's the last piece of business for the statewide Democratic ticket, and speculation about who Hubbell may choose is running...
