Guest post from Tim Urban Donald Trump captured the anxieties of middle America with the theme MAKE AMERICAN GREAT AGAIN. America is already a great nation, but not for all Americans. President...
For Democrats looking to rebuild in Iowa following our 2016 losses, two dates in 2017 loom large: September 12 and November 7. That's when Iowa's elections for school boards and municipal elected...
President Obama and David Plouffe, his 2008 political strategist, joined a national conference call last week with Organizing for Action (OFA) volunteers. OFA is the non-partisan 501(c)4 issue...
Guest post from Sean Bagniewski and Jason Frerichs The Republican Party has won the popular vote just once in the last 28 years. Our Democratic Party witnessed significant issues...
There’s something Democrats, Republicans and independents can all agree on now that the election is over: The campaign ads have ended! We can sit in front of our televisions now without the fear...
Guest Post from Derek Eadon. All potential IDP chair candidates are welcome to submit op-eds on their plans. The shock of Election Day has finally worn off. I wish I could say I was surprised at...
Democrats are searching for the answers as to why they lost the 2016 election. It’s really pretty simple. Nationally, Democratic voters didn’t show up. Clinton attempted to reassemble the Obama...
Every cycle in Iowa, hundreds of Democrats are on the ballot. Some run in safe districts where registered Democrats easily outnumber Republicans. Some run in swing districts where both parties...
Guest Post from John Murphy, Dubuque County Recorder Given the elections results, Democrats across Iowa are asking “what’s next.” I want to provide my take as a county elected official who...
A jury verdict in Portland, Ore., a few weeks ago was all but obscured in the news by the presidential campaign. That’s unfortunate, because the verdict falls into the same “oh, you’ve got to be...
