As the Democratic primary for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District heats up, more candidates are rolling out new lists of endorsements in the seven-way field. Cindy Axne, a small business owner and community activist, announced this week the backing of over 40 community...
AFSCME Endorses Greenfield, Healthcare Workers Back McGuire
New year, new endorsements. Both Theresa Greenfield and Andy McGuire added some support to their respective campaigns for the 3rd Congressional District and governor today. Both Democrats face seven-way primaries to gain the party's nomination on June 5. AFSCME...
With Zach Wahls And More, Iowa Dems’ Future Is On The Ballot In 2018
Few elections have ever held more longterm consequences for a state than the upcoming 2018 races in Iowa. A few of the issues at stake: the survival of public unions and Planned Parenthood, the existence of mental healthcare services, and the state's own political...
Eddie Mauro: Need True And Fair Tax Reform, Not David Young’s Handouts To The Rich
A guest post from 3rd Congressional District Democratic candidate Eddie Mauro. It appears that David Young has come down with Trump’s disease — the inability to tell fact from fiction. In a newsletter titled “Myth vs. Fact on the Tax Plan” sent out a week ago, the...
Nurses United Union Endorse Cathy Glasson, Pete D’Alessandro
Two Iowa Democratic candidates pushing progressive policies in high-profile 2018 races got a boost today from the National Nurses United union. The labor group that backed Bernie Sanders in a very visible way during the 2016 primary interviewed several candidates for...
“Not One Penny” Group Aims Ads At David Young, Rod Blum For Tax Bill
Iowa Republican Congressmen David Young and Rod Blum will start feeling the pressure for their votes on a tax bill that targeted huge breaks to the wealthiest Americans this week. Not One Penny, a progressive coalition group formed earlier this year to push back...
David Young’s Nice Guy Persona Hides His Steve King Voting Record
The Des Moines Register’s editorial on Sunday suggested Congressman Steve King is so extreme he could never be elected in Iowa’s 3rd District, which is currently represented by David Young. They contend that the public in the 3rd District is more moderate because it...
State Of The Race In Iowa’s 3rd District (October 2017)
Starting Line's analysis of Iowa' four congressional races continues today with the most intriguing primary of all: the Des Moines-based 3rd District. Four, possibly five Democrats have a real shot at winning the party's nomination to take on incumbent Republican...
Austin Frerick Proposes Farm Bill Plan To Save Leopold Center
Governor Terry Branstad's line-item veto earlier this year of a provision that would have eliminated Iowa's Leopold Center was little comfort to conservation advocates considering Republicans slashed nearly all the program's funding. The Leopold Center focuses on...
An Iowa Politics Primer Guide For Students
School has been back in session across Iowa for college and high school students for a few weeks now. While Donald Trump is certainly a constant topic of discussion, important Iowa campaigns are well underway for governor, Congress, the Iowa Legislature and other...