Iowa Caucus

Yet another Democratic debate is in the books, the sixth one featuring several more contentious moments between the candidates that many expected to finally come. Elizabeth Warren faced off with Pete Buttigieg over fundraising strategies, while Amy Klobuchar got in some points on the candidates’ varied levels of experience. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden…

If you’ve always wanted to see a dancing Bernie Sanders singing along to tunes from the Broadway musical ‘A Chorus Line,’ then the Iowa Stage Theatre Company has just the production for you. Writer Robert John Ford will premiere his musical ‘Adore Us! Line’ on Jan. 24, 2019. It features actors who will play all…

Patrick Rowley, the Lee County field organizer for Elizabeth Warren’s campaign in Iowa, has an unlikely roommate. Like many young campaign staffers, Rowley lives with a local family in the county where he works. His Fort Madison hosts, however, did not discriminate when offering to house these far-flung campaign workers. At Rowley’s home, there are…

Pete Buttigieg added two more Iowa legislators to his endorsement column today, both of them from Des Moines’ South Side. State Sen. Tony Bisignano and State Rep. Brian Meyer are announcing their backing of the South Bend Mayor today, adding two well-known legislators to his endorsement list that includes many local elected officials. State Sen.…

Five nights before the 2004 Iowa Caucus, John Kerry hosted one of his final Des Moines town hall events at the Playhouse Theater on 42nd Street. The room was packed with Democratic caucus-goers still undecided on who they’d support, and after the main program finished, Kerry stuck around until midnight until he had personally answered…

Redefining the rules of the 21st-century economy is a key premise of Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign. And while the businessman/entrepreneur spends a lot of time talking about how his tech career helped him come to this realization, his family life may have just as much to do with it. Yang spoke to more than 50…

Andrew Yang recently kicked off his 23rd trip to Iowa as a presidential candidate with great news. He had made the December debate stage. “Just an hour ago, I became the seventh person to qualify for the December debates,” said Yang, a New York entrepreneur, Tuesday evening in Des Moines before jumping on his brand…

We asked a group of Latinos in central Iowa what are their top three presidential candidates in preparation for the Iowa Caucus 2020, that will take place on February 3. From 70 Latinos interviewed, 34% said they will vote for Bernie Sanders, 31% for Elizabeth Warren and 29% for Joe Biden. But what makes Sanders…

Julian Castro took his new campaign message of ending Iowa and New Hampshire’s status as the first presidential nominating states directly to Iowa caucus-goers last night. It did not go very well. Castro wanted to focus in on racial diversity and access problems with Iowa, and why that should end Iowa’s run as the first…

A group of ten African American leaders and elected officials are endorsing Sen. Elizabeth Warren for the Iowa Caucus, adding to her coalition-building efforts in the lead-off state. North Liberty City Councilmember Raquishia Harrington and Ankeny School Boardmember Deshara Bohanna both signed on for Warren’s campaign. “Elizabeth Warren is a progressive who leaves no issue…