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Thursday evening, while hundreds gathered to see Pete Buttigieg at a town hall in Sioux City, 268 additional supporters signed into a caucus training session in Des Moines. The advanced class, Caucus 102, was a third training session for attendees, all either precinct leaders or volunteers. After packets of materials were passed out, the group practiced…

Tucked away in the bright front room of an Iowa City ranch home on a recent Sunday afternoon, Pete Buttigieg field organizer Ruby Goldberg seamlessly demonstrated a mock door-knocking simulation and casually rambled off persuasive canvassing skills at the precinct’s last field meeting before caucus day. “I thought that was a really good example of…

It was Sunday morning in Davenport when Elizabeth Warren was asked about her chances at being elected in a general election compared to some of the field’s more moderate candidates. “What would you say to us?” A woman asked, after saying she was between caucusing for Warren and someone like Pete Buttigieg or Joe Biden.…

It was Sunday morning in Davenport when Elizabeth Warren was asked about her chances at being elected in a general election compared to some of the field’s more moderate candidates. “What would you say to us?” A woman asked, after saying she was between caucusing for Warren and someone like Pete Buttigieg or Joe Biden.…

It was Sunday morning in Davenport when Elizabeth Warren was asked about her chances at being elected in a general election compared to some of the field’s more moderate candidates. “What would you say to us?” A woman asked, after saying she was between caucusing for Warren and someone like Pete Buttigieg or Joe Biden.…

It may be getting crowded in the Iowa Starting Line office these days, but we are very excited to share with you our second major expansion of the year. With these new additions, Starting Line now has more full-time political reporters than any other news outlet in Iowa. We are bringing on yet another issue…

During his first visit to Iowa since announcing his bid in the presidential race, Deval Patrick said his run is a little like the climate crisis: formidable but achievable. The former Massachusetts Governor’s abrupt entrance into the crowded 2020 race has been met with some frustration from tired voters and Democratic competitors, but he remains…