It's the biggest night of the year for Iowa Democrats as activists and donors gather for the state party's annual Fall Gala event (formerly the JJ Dinner) in Des Moines. Alec Baldwin's booking for the event, combined with a hotly contested seven-way gubernatorial...
State Senator Nate Boulton finished up his statewide 99 county tour this weekend, visiting Montgomery and Clarke County with stops in Red Oak and Osceola on Sunday. He's the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate to complete what Iowa politicos call the "Full...
John Norris announced his new statewide steering committee team for his gubernatorial campaign yesterday, putting out a list of 91 well-known activists, elected officials and party leaders. Some of the most recognizable names include State Representatives Jo Oldson...
Former gubernatorial candidate Todd Prichard has made his pick for the office he sought earlier this year, reports Ed Tibbetts. The Charles City state representative announced today that he's endorsing Fred Hubbell in the Democratic primary for governor. “I’m...
In the Democratic primary for next year's secretary of state nomination, Army veteran and former congressional candidate Jim Mowrer begins the race with a large lead. In the poll that Starting Line commissioned with 20/20 Insight, 27% of likely Democratic...
Des Moines businessman Fred Hubbell has jumped out to an early lead in Iowa Democrats' gubernatorial primary, according to a poll of likely Democratic primary-goers Starting Line commissioned with 20/20 Insight this past week. The June 5 primary next year is still...
Assistant Attorney General Rob Sand has investigated and prosecuted cases of corruption, fraud and abuse for the past seven years for Iowa. Now he looks to use that experience to turn the State Auditor's office into a more aggressive watchdog agency that keeps a...
A sexual harassment scandal at the Kentucky Statehouse has rocked the state's politics in recent days, resulting in a top Republican lawmaker stepping down from his leadership post. House Speaker Jeff Hoover resigned from his position (though not from the...
Just under three years from now, Senator Joni Ernst will face the voters of Iowa again in 2020. If you had to make a bet, most at this point would guess Ernst cruises to a reelection victory. Many rank-and-file Democrats enjoy mocking her and can't fathom why she'd...
Why, oh why, is politics so nasty? That was Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' lament yesterday when she was pressed by reporters about why she said at her recent fundraiser, "The liberals are unhinged and they are out for us." Her stated excuse for the highly-provocative...
