The Iowa Secretary of State's office released this morning the updated registration totals for July, which are the first to show major shifts from the June 6 primary. Overall, Republicans saw the largest registration gain, adding 10,094 voters to their rolls while...
A new Loras Poll released on Thursday showed Hillary Clinton easily defeating Donald Trump in Iowa by over 14 points, 48.2% to 33.8% in a two-way matchup. And it has now become the third recent poll that shows Patty Judge within striking distance of Chuck Grassley....
Patty Judge has framed herself in this year’s Iowa Senate race as “the Judge Grassley can’t ignore,” referring to Senator Chuck Grassley’s refusal to hold hearings for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. So far she’s been right – Grassley’s reelection numbers...
Former U.S. Senate candidate Tom Fiegen has not taken his blowout defeat in this month's primary very well. After receiving a mere 6.8% of the vote in a four-way primary (a regression from his 9.4% total in the 2010 Senate primary), Fiegen refused to congratulate...
Guest post from House Democratic Leader Mark Smith Dead last. That’s Iowa’s new ranking in mental health beds available for our citizens. It’s an embarrassing ranking and a critical situation for Iowa families with loved ones suffering from mental illnesses. The...
Democrats will be getting some extra ground forces in their battle to flip Iowa's 1st District back to their control. The Progressive Turnout Project is launching a full field operation to assist Democrat Monica Vernon in her campaign against Republican Congressman...
The Iowa Democratic Party's state convention dragged long into the night yesterday, and there were stretches where voting and the agenda moved very slowly. So what to do? How about start speculating about 2018? Obviously this year's presidential election and...
Before we move completely on the general election, let's take one last look at some of the specific numbers from last week's Iowa primary. For a website like Starting Line, we love having numbers to pore over and didn't want to move on before examining a few more...
For years Democrats in Iowa have bemoaned the lack of younger elected leaders within the party. While 13 Republicans in the Iowa Legislature are 40 years old or younger, only 4 Democrats are. That's led to some concern about who will lead the party into the future....
Talk to Democrats privately in Iowa and you'll know they're not kidding themselves: despite the Supreme Court controversy, defeating Chuck Grassley is an uphill climb. Most are simply excited that the possibility even exists this year to knock off the six-term...
