As the Democratic gubernatorial field continues to settle following Nate Boulton's withdrawal, several former top Boulton supporters are backing Fred Hubbell this morning. Senators Bill Dotzler, Tony Bisignano, Representative Jerry Kearns and former Senator Tom...
With all the Iowa political news that happened last week, it may have been easy to overlook some of the state legislative fundraising numbers that came out in the latest finance report. But there was a lot of interesting details in there, as well as plenty of great...
Connie Ryan has spent many long hours up at the Statehouse fighting for progressive causes, and a lot of local and statewide community leaders have liked what they've seen. A very long list of elected officials, activists, faith leaders, business owners, labor...
So, there was a bit of news that happened in Iowa politics this week. The Des Moines Register story on Nate Boulton and his subsequent withdrawal from the race dominated headlines for most of the week. It shook up a still-fluid primary with less than two weeks to...
The Working Families Party is endorsing Cathy Glasson in her bid for Iowa governor today, adding to Glasson's coalition of national progressive organizations to help her close strong in the primary. They hope that will serve as one more sign to Democrats'...
Thousands of Iowa Democrats have already cast their vote for a candidate who won't be in the race on Election Day. That's a frustrating situation to be in for many former Nate Boulton supporters. But there's simply no option to change your vote after the county...
Senator Nate Boulton ended his campaign for governor this morning following yesterday's accusations of past sexually inappropriate behavior with women, detailed in a Des Moines Register story. It was an abrupt finish to what had been an otherwise promising...
The Democratic gubernatorial primary may very well have ended today when the Des Moines Register published a story of three women's accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior they experienced from Senator Nate Boulton. The report from Brianne Pfannenstiel...
With the June 5 Democratic primary fast approaching, lots of voters around the state are just now beginning to tune into the race. Iowa Starting Line has been covering the race for well over a year and a half, interviewing the candidates, covering forums, tracking...
Eddie Mauro and Cindy Axne are locked in a statistical tie for the lead in Democrats' 3rd District race, the Des Moines Register's poll released this afternoon found. Mauro comes in at 27% support, while Axne has 26%. Pete D'Alessandro polls at 11%. Another 36% of...
