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Iowa Democrats Offices Point To State Legislative Strategy

Iowa Democrats Offices Point To State Legislative Strategy

The Iowa Democratic Party announced several new field offices around the state this week, bringing their total number of offices to 24 in the state. The party began opening local offices for the 2016 election back in early May. Taking a look through the list, most of...

Voter Revolt Growing Over Iowa’s Mental Health Care Mess

Voter Revolt Growing Over Iowa’s Mental Health Care Mess

Iowa families dealing with mental health issues have hit the breaking point. The closure of mental health institutions and the privatization of Medicaid have put increasingly unbearable strain on many seeking help. That frustration is quickly spilling over into the...

High School Democrats Of Iowa Kick Off Organizing Efforts

High School Democrats Of Iowa Kick Off Organizing Efforts

The High School Democrats of Iowa held their kick-off event this weekend, looking to expand their membership throughout the state in a more formal structure. Young activists gathered at Drake University for their inaugural event and to meet local candidates whose...

An Iowa Delegate’s Experience At The Convention So Far

An Iowa Delegate’s Experience At The Convention So Far

Iowa delegate Josh Hughes is writing up his experience at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Here's his takes from the first two days. We'll update throughout the week on this post: Day 2 Hello again! Tuesday proved to be a very busy day indeed again....

Why Western Iowa Keeps Voting For Steve King

Why Western Iowa Keeps Voting For Steve King

After two straight weeks of Steve King racial controversies, much of the country is once again asking: how on earth does this man keep getting reelected? It’s an understandable conundrum about a Congressman who displays a Confederate flag on his desk, who repeatedly...

New Iowa Registration Numbers Post-Primary And What They Mean

New Iowa Registration Numbers Post-Primary And What They Mean

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...

Key Takeaways From The Iowa Primary Results

Key Takeaways From The Iowa Primary Results

Iowans didn't have to stay up too late last night to see who came out on top of the main primary races on both the Democratic and Republican side. For the most part things played out as people expected. Starting Line will spend part of the next week taking some dives...

What To Watch For In Today’s Iowa Primaries

What To Watch For In Today’s Iowa Primaries

It's primary day in Iowa! Polls are open until 9:00PM, and campaigns are going all-out today to get their identified supporters to the polls. What should Iowa politics watchers keep their eye on tonight? Starting Line has a few suggestions below. You can also watch...

What Early Voting Numbers May Say About Iowa’s Primary Races

What Early Voting Numbers May Say About Iowa’s Primary Races

Early voting in Iowa's June 7th primary has now been underway for a week. Iowans can vote in person at their county auditor's office or by an absentee ballot at home. The number of those absentees are always a very interesting thing to track (especially to this former...

Meet Iowa’s Next Crop Of Rising Young Political Reporters

Meet Iowa’s Next Crop Of Rising Young Political Reporters

Coming soon to a byline near you... Student journalists got a front row seat to national politics during this past year's Iowa Caucus. The access and opportunities they had to interview presidential candidates and break news on the most fascinating campaign in decades...

Rod Blum Wishes A Recession On A Major American City

  Most politicians typically advocate for more jobs and economic development. Unless you're Rod Blum, apparently. The Iowa Congressman from the 1st District set off a small firestorm of controversy and criticism on Tuesday evening when he tweeted out from his...

With Caucus Over, Big Priorities Ahead For Iowa Democrats

With Caucus Over, Big Priorities Ahead For Iowa Democrats

As the final rumblings over the caucus process slowly die out, Democrats have a chance to regroup and refocus on what their priorities moving forward must be. Iowa Democrats are at their weakest point in years after two consecutive midterm blowouts, but there's plenty...

The Fascinating Flip In Clinton’s Iowa Support From 2008

The Fascinating Flip In Clinton’s Iowa Support From 2008

I was excited when I saw Hillary Clinton's final Iowa schedule. Sunday, her last day of full campaigning in the state, took her through Western Iowa, her stronghold of support from 2008. It was where I worked for her in 2008 in Council Bluffs, so I thought it would be...

Analyzing The Democrats’ Final Iowa Caucus Schedules

Analyzing The Democrats’ Final Iowa Caucus Schedules

Here we are: the final few days of the Iowa Caucus. How a candidate spends their time in the precious waning hours says a lot about the state of the race and what each feels they still need to accomplish. The three Democrats plan on barnstorming the state, with...

The Top Issue Groups Organizing In The Iowa Caucus

The Top Issue Groups Organizing In The Iowa Caucus

The Iowa Caucus isn't just about the presidential candidates. Every cycle a multitude of issue-based organizations pop up in Iowa to advocate for their priority. Some are just here for the caucus, while others use the excitement around the presidential race to build...

Iowa Democrats Must Build A Deeper Bench. Here’s Some Ideas

Iowa Democrats Must Build A Deeper Bench. Here’s Some Ideas

Guest Post Bench Building Problem Democrats. The party of the young and idealistic. The party that looks toward the future and not the past. The party with policies to help the struggling 20 and 30-something’s get a job, buy a house, and start a family. The party...

Iowa Travel Guide: Des Moines Hidden Gems

Iowa Travel Guide: Des Moines Hidden Gems

The Des Moines restaurant scene has seen an explosion in fine dining options, craft breweries and quirky specialty joints in recent years. Reporters and campaign staff traveling to Iowa's capitol for the Iowa Caucus often come away pleasantly surprised. Sometimes,...

Does Any Republican Want To Win Iowa, Or What?

Does Any Republican Want To Win Iowa, Or What?

The mood at the Democrats' Jefferson Jackson Dinner last weekend was electric. Each campaign went all-out to provide Democratic activists an entertaining spectacle and show of organizational strength. How did it compare to the many Republican multi-candidate events...

Jeb Bush’s Terrible Internal Iowa Numbers

Jeb Bush’s Terrible Internal Iowa Numbers

Usually when a campaign puts together a memo for their top donors you try to highlight your accomplishments and project momentum. Perhaps that's what Jeb Bush's top advisers thought they were doing with the internal campaign briefing that got leaked to U.S. News and...

In Western Iowa The Line Holds For Hillary

In Western Iowa The Line Holds For Hillary

A little under eight years ago, a crew of Western Iowa Hillary Clinton staff and their best volunteers gathered after finishing their final task in Iowa, corralling Iowans into the Clinton corner at precincts across the county. Crowding around the TVs in a German beer...

Who You Need To Follow For Iowa Caucus Coverage

Who You Need To Follow For Iowa Caucus Coverage

Now that we're 4 months out from the Iowa Caucus, and the political silly season of summer has finally dissipated, all eyes turn increasingly to Iowa. But who really has the advantage here? Who's connecting with caucus-goers and who's just coasting on publicity? The...

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