Senate Democrats have filed a discharge petition to bring a vote on the Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions Act, in an attempt to bypass committees and put public pressure on Senate Republicans to put a vote on the record. The petition will push to hold a vote later...
Riding off of a strong performance at last weekend's Steak Fry in Des Moines, Beto O'Rourke is announcing a new round of Iowa endorsers today. Nine new caucus activists and elected officials are publicly throwing their support behind the former congressman. They...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst voted yesterday to confirm Eugene Scalia as the new United States Secretary of Labor, a man who once argued that it’s OK to force workers with health issues to soil themselves on the job. Scalia was confirmed as the new labor secretary Thursday...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst bucked several of her Republican colleagues Wednesday in voting against a bill aimed at stopping the president from declaring a national emergency to fund the construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Republican-led Senate voted...
Guest piece from Penny Rosfjord, IDP SCC member and former Woodbury County Democrats chair. I love Iowa. And I love to build our party up strong from its foundation. In Woodbury County, we’re used to working hard to get Democrats elected. This election could not be...
A former field organizing fellow and volunteer for Elizabeth Warren's Iowa campaign died Monday night in a car crash outside of Council Bluffs in Western Iowa. Zachary Presberg, 22, a native of Piedmont, California, was driving east from Council Bluffs toward...
On an aptly-named "Bernie Beats Trump" tour, Bernie Sanders stumped through Iowa counties this past week that went for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, but chose President Trump in 2016. The four-day tour concluded after beginning Saturday in Des Moines and ending...
A key to any successful Iowa Caucus campaign is having a broad base of support distributed throughout the state's 99 counties, rather than pockets of strong support here and there. It's particularly important here because of the way delegates are apportioned -- you...
Beto O’Rourke supporters debuted signs at Saturday’s Polk County Steak Fry which mirrored those from Bobby Kennedy’s storied 1968 run. ‘Beto is good’ and ‘Leader for the 20s,’ were phrases held up on homemade wooden posts, imitating Kennedy’s ‘Bobby is good’ and...
Of the many voters Starting Line has spoken to about Pete Buttigieg around Iowa, the common sentiment they all share is that they believe he's trustworthy. In his own words, Buttigieg said he wanted to demonstrate his commitment to openness and authenticity. So,...
