It may be time for Iowa Republicans to sound the alarm bells. Fundraising totals just posted today for Iowa's latest reporting period show Democrats destroying their GOP counterparts in every single competitive statewide race. All told, Democrats' statewide candidates...
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 was...
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...
Now that the dust has settled from Tuesday night's primaries across Iowa, let's take a closer look at some of the trends and the county-level turnout numbers. There's some interesting information there that helps explain what happened, why campaigns end up the way...
Des Moines businessman Fred Hubbell will be Democrats' nominee for governor in 2018. News outlets called the race early on in the evening as Hubbell jumped out to a healthy lead, garnering 55% of the vote in early returns and an insurmountable lead in places like Polk...
If Fred Hubbell emerges Tuesday night as the Democrats’ nominee for governor, it will not simply be because he had the most money. His win won’t only be thanks to 2nd-place candidate Nate Boulton’s exit from the race two weeks out. Nor because the legislative session...
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...
The Democratic candidates for governor gathered in Des Moines last night for their final debate, though this time there were only five people present following Nate Boulton's withdrawal. It was not the most exciting debate we've seen in Iowa politics, nor did it...
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...
