It was early Saturday morning, and Jessica Birch didn't feel like getting out of bed. Hungover and tired, the 21-year-old University of Northern Iowa student could easily have turned off her alarm. But the night before, she saw a Facebook event for Congressman...
Living in a country with a president who thrives on division can be emotionally taxing for Americans seeking a better way forward. That was the message several voters conveyed over two days of Pete Buttigieg campaign events last week in Southeast Iowa. "This...
As the conversation about health care increasingly includes rural areas, the topic of maternal health is showing up in more places, too. This past week, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg released a health care plan targeted at rural America. In it are...
Questions on gun violence and the 2nd Amendment dominated a contentious town hall forum with Senator Joni Ernst in Johnston this morning. Over half the audience members who asked Ernst about various policies pressed her on her gun rights stance. Though Ernst...
Guest post from State Representative Heather Matson of Ankeny. As a state legislator, and as an Iowa caucus-goer, I have been privileged to meet and get to know several of our Democratic presidential candidates. I first met Cory Booker last fall while he campaigned...
For Iowans, politics at the State Fair is as inevitable as enjoying fried food on a stick. Like it or not, it's there, and nearly inescapable. On Saturday, fairgoers won't bump into many people running for president, but they might see Sen. Joni Ernst — on a...
From gun control legislation to immigration reform and health care policy, presidential candidates have no shortage of issues to talk with Iowa voters about as they traverse the state ahead of February's first-in-the-nation caucuses. End Citizens United, a...
Elizabeth Warren's early investment in Iowa is paying off. A new Iowa Starting Line-Change Research poll shows the senator opening up a commanding lead in the Iowa Caucus. Warren was the top pick of 28% of likely Iowa Caucus-goers in the poll, an 11-point lead over...
John Hickenlooper is giddy-uping back to Colorado after ending his presidential run today, though he has yet to decide if he'll run for Senate. If he does, hopefully it's a more successful venture than his White House bid, which just never really gained much...
As the dust starts to settle following a grueling, 20-plus candidate week in Iowa, let's take an overdue look at the interesting lessons learned from all the activity. The State Fair gauntlet began with Joe Biden's visit last Thursday and ended with Pete...
