Starting Line is taking one last look at the most competitive Democratic primary in the state: the 3rd District race for Congress. Here's a small bit on each of the three candidates of campaign accomplishments and stories you might not yet have heard about them. Cindy...
Weekly Round-Up: Glasson’s Legalization Pitch, Axne Hits 100, Early Vote Record
Two days! Just two days to go! Campaign volunteers were treated to some nicer weather this weekend for door-knocking for their favorite candidates during GOTV. That's all that's left at this point. The final debates were held this past week (see our takeaways from the...
Key Takeaways From 3rd District Democrats’ Debate
Democrats saw their only debate for the 3rd Congressional District last night in Des Moines, with Cindy Axne, Pete D’Alessandro and Eddie Mauro using what time they had to distinguish themselves before the vote on Tuesday. There was very little back-and-forth between...
Weekly Round-Up: New Gov Race Opportunities, Fundraising And Endorsements
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 go...
Eddie Mauro, Cindy Axne Lead Tight 3rd District Race, DMR Poll Says
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...
Weekly Round-Up: RV Tours, Unique Ads And More Attacks
With just 18 days left until the June 5 primary, there's more developments from the campaign trail every day than we have to time to write about. Like our story last Friday, here's our end-of-week roundup piece for all the campaign news we didn't do full stories on....
New Endorsements, Ads And Trips As Primary Draws Closer
With just three and a half weeks remaining in the Democratic primary, the candidates are criss-crossing the state and blanketing the airwaves and mailboxes with ads. They're also rolling out endorsements from late-deciding leaders to project momentum. Here's a look at...
Bernie Sanders Films First Pete D’Alessandro Ad In IA-03
Bernie Sanders is back on the airwaves in Iowa. This time it's for Pete D'Alessandro, a top adviser for Sanders' Iowa Caucus operation in 2016. D'Alessandro is running in a competitive three-way Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District nomination to face...
Did Paul Ryan Buy David Young’s Vote On Healthcare?
Today is the one-year anniversary of Congressman Young’s vote to repeal Obamacare in favor of replacing it with the Trump healthcare plan. His vote in favor of the Republicans’ American Health Care Act (AHCA) on May 4, 2017 was a total flip-flop from the original...
What Messages Candidates Are Poll Testing In Iowa’s 3rd District Primary
Two separate polls have been going around the 3rd District in the past few weeks. Both appear to be your standard message-testing polls, in which campaigns gauge various messages for their candidate and others to see which might be the most convincing. They usually...