Iowa Caucus

The final Democratic presidential debate before Iowans make their preferences known next month was a policy-heavy discussion that focused first on a topic not often explored over the past six debates: foreign policy. Debate moderators from CNN and the Des Moines Register led Tuesday night’s debate at Drake University with the United States’ assassination of…

The entire political world is focused on Drake University in Des Moines tonight as six Democratic candidates take the stage for the final debate before the Iowa Caucus. The debate itself doesn’t get underway until 8 p.m. tonight, but several hundred reporters have already camped out on campus. Before these major media events in Iowa,…

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…

Kelly Shamp and her 19-year-old daughter have attended caucuses together for more than a decade. This year, for the first time, they are volunteering their time to help elect Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. “I think I’ve been dragging her along since she was born, pretty much,” said Shamp, a restaurant…

Kelly Shamp and her 19-year-old daughter have attended caucuses together for more than a decade. This year, for the first time, they are volunteering their time to help elect Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. “I think I’ve been dragging her along since she was born, pretty much,” said Shamp, a restaurant…

Kelly Shamp and her 19-year-old daughter have attended caucuses together for more than a decade. This year, for the first time, they are volunteering their time to help elect Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. “I think I’ve been dragging her along since she was born, pretty much,” said Shamp, a restaurant…

Standing in Elizabeth Warren’s corner on caucus night will be dozens of current or former Republicans and Donald Trump voters, and at least one former Ted Cruz precinct captain will be volunteering to bring out more. The Warren campaign today is rolling out the public endorsements of over 40 Iowans who used to call the…

With three weeks left until caucus-goers make their presidential picks known, Sen. Elizabeth Warren returned to Iowa with big-name endorsers in tow and a second-place showing in the latest Iowa Poll. Voters at her two events in Central Iowa met her with the same enthusiasm as Warren has inspired for months, and a few were…

With three weeks left until caucus-goers make their presidential picks known, Sen. Elizabeth Warren returned to Iowa with big-name endorsers in tow and a second-place showing in the latest Iowa Poll. Voters at her two events in Central Iowa met her with the same enthusiasm as Warren has inspired for months, and a few were…

As the importance of climate change climbs in the polls, a recent endorsement from the national Sunrise Movement might drive home Sen. Bernie Sanders’ new leading spot in Iowa. At an Iowa City climate rally on Sunday, for the first time since the group’s Thursday announcement and his leading placement in the Jan. 10 Des Moines…