State Representative Abby Finkenauer's campaign to take on Congressman Rod Blum continues to pick up steam following her large win in last month's Democratic primary. Finkenauer will report raising over $765,000 in the second quarter of 2018, which appears to be...
Will voters be eager to support "the exact opposite of Trump," as Jeff Merkley describes himself, for president in 2020? That's the sentiment the senator from Oregon hopes he finds among Iowans as he makes some early trips out to the lead-off caucus state and...
Congressman John Delaney, the only declared Democratic presidential candidate for 2020, is staffing up his Iowa operation with a new hire that has some solid in-state experience. Monica Biddix will serve as Delaney's new communications director for the lead-off...
Fred Hubbell could not have made a better pick for his running mate. That's just my opinion, of course, but I think it will become yours as well once you get to know Rita Hart. I first met Rita when I was the field director for the Senate Democrats in 2012. That...
For his running mate pick, Fred Hubbell has looked east to rural Wheatland, Iowa, population 764. State Senator Rita Hart will be officially introduced as Democrats' Lt. Governor nominee at the state party convention today. The Hubbell campaign announced the choice...
Fred Hubbell is slated to officially announce his pick for his Lt. Governor running mate at Iowa Democrats' state convention this Saturday. It's the last piece of business for the statewide Democratic ticket, and speculation about who Hubbell may choose is running...
Now that the dust has settled from Tuesday night's primaries across Iowa, let's take a closer look at some of the trends and the county-level turnout numbers. There's some interesting information there that helps explain what happened, why campaigns end up the way...
Secretary of State candidate Deidre DeJear narrowly defeated Jim Mowrer in the Democratic primary today, propelling her to a matchup with incumbent Republican Paul Pate. Were DeJear to win in November, she would become Iowa's first black statewide elected official....
State Representative Abby Finkenauer has won her primary to be the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 1st Congressional District. If she defeats incumbent Republican Rod Blum in November, at 28 she may well be the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Another young...
Des Moines businessman Fred Hubbell will be Democrats' nominee for governor in 2018. News outlets called the race early on in the evening as Hubbell jumped out to a healthy lead, garnering 55% of the vote in early returns and an insurmountable lead in places like...
