California Sen. Kamala Harris earned an endorsement this summer from the Asian & Latino Coalition of Iowa, but her effort hasn't stopped there to win support among minority voters in the state. Harris' Iowa campaign announced Tuesday its Latinx Steering...
More than a million dollars worth of advertising spots were purchased in August in Iowa by three dark-money groups trying to impact the health care conversation in the state as voters vet presidential candidates. One Nation, Partnership for America's Health Care...
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst gets non-stop questions about her stance on health care issues when she's out at her town hall meetings. She often says she supports preexisting condition coverage despite voting five times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a few of which...
While Democratic candidates pitch their plans on improving America's health care system to Iowans, three dark-money groups are blanketing the Iowa airwaves with attacks ads on those reforms and similar issues. Aligned with the health care industry, they are airing...
Michael Franken, a retired Navy admiral from Northwest Iowa, entered the U.S. Senate race today against Joni Ernst to "do what's right for Iowa" and stand up to the Washington establishment. "Iowans need a senator who will go against the grain in Washington and do...
A guest piece from Claire Carstens, former chair of the Youth Polk County Democrats. Politics is a part of my family. For years growing up, my mom, Shanda, and grandpa, Paul, were politically active and would include me in conversations about politics. They taught...
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst said President Donald Trump understands he "really messed up with the farmers" when he approved 31 waivers allowing refiners to forgo ethanol blending requirements outlined in the Renewable Fuel Standards. However, Ernst said the President,...
The great winnowing has begun. With the August 28 qualification deadline for the September debate fast approaching, we're starting to see several candidates deal with the stark reality that they simply have no hope of winning this primary. Even if you can find a...
For Bernie Sanders, the campaign he's built won't end if he makes it into the Oval Office. There's a lot he'll still be asking of the movement he's mobilized, though a President Sanders would be turning his supporters' focus away from $27 donations and toward...
Sen. Joni Ernst told a crowd of constituents at a recent town hall meeting her "commitment to rural America is very strong" because she lives in rural Iowa. Josh Dahle challenged that statement, explaining to Ernst how the Affordable Care Act benefited a rural...
