With a little time to breathe now that most of the drama around the caucus reporting has slowed down, the Starting Line team is looking back at everything we experienced this past year. There really is nothing else in American politics like living through a caucus...
The Starting Line Team’s Favorite Iowa Caucus Moments
With a little time to breathe now that most of the drama around the caucus reporting has slowed down, the Starting Line team is looking back at everything we experienced this past year. There really is nothing else in American politics like living through a caucus...
Candidates’ Strengths And Weaknesses In Iowa Caucus Results
The end result of the Iowa Caucus may have largely been a split decision for Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders, but there were plenty of useful insights we got into every candidate's coalition from Monday. Where each candidate did well and poorly in Iowa could preview...
After Months of Hype, Why Was Caucus Turnout Low?
The Iowa caucuses were supposed to be the first moment of sweeping Democratic turnout in 2020. But while results are still trickling in, it’s become clear that turnout was not the giant surge people had hoped and prepared for. Despite three years of a Trump...
IDP’s Full Results*: Buttigieg Narrowly Leads Sanders In SDEs
It is done. Maybe. The Iowa Democratic Party released all 100% of precinct results this evening. The final count showed Pete Buttigieg with an extremely narrow lead over Bernie Sanders in the state delegate equivalent count, but questions remain about how accurate...
Lost Amid Chaos: Amy Klobuchar Did Pretty Well In Iowa
While press coverage has understandably focused on the extremely delayed results of the Iowa Caucus, it's robbed many candidates of an acknowledgment of what their campaigns accomplished in the state. What discussion there has been has centered around Joe Biden's...
Lost Amid Chaos: Amy Klobuchar Did Pretty Well In Iowa
While press coverage has understandably focused on the extremely delayed results of the Iowa Caucus, it's robbed many candidates of an acknowledgment of what their campaigns accomplished in the state. What discussion there has been has centered around Joe Biden's...
During Crisis, Former Campaigns, Iowa Electeds Rushed To IDP’s Side
Chaos created by a lack of timely reported caucus results demonstrated something that was voiced on the trail in Iowa for months: unity among the Democrats. Friendship in the 2020 Democratic race proved to extend beyond camaraderie on the trail, as different former...
During Crisis, Former Campaigns, Iowa Electeds Rushed To IDP’s Side
Chaos created by a lack of timely reported caucus results demonstrated something that was voiced on the trail in Iowa for months: unity among the Democrats. Friendship in the 2020 Democratic race proved to extend beyond camaraderie on the trail, as different former...
Final Caucus Winner May Come Down To Satellite Caucuses
It's coming down to the wire. With 97% of precincts reporting as of late Wednesday night, Pete Buttigieg holds a very tenuous lead in the Iowa Caucus results. He's at 26.2% to Bernie Sanders' 26.1% in the state delegate equivalent race. Sanders continues to hold a...