Iowa Caucus

With the newly announced support of six former state legislators, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar brings her Iowa endorsement list total to 24 ahead of this weekend’s Steak Fry. It follows one of her best polling showings in Iowa from this morning, where she was at fifth place with 8%. Today, Linda Nelson, a former state…

In the midst of the largest United Auto Worker strike in more than a decade, Senator Cory Booker released a plan this morning to bolster unions and protect worker’s rights. The plan includes strengthening collective bargaining rights for Iowa’s 129,000 workers who are represented by a union, raise the minimum wage to $15 to benefit…

Amy Klobuchar may have an extra bounce in her step as she heads into this weekend’s big Polk County Democrats Steak Fry event. A poll put out this morning by Focus On Rural America has her moving into 5th place in the Iowa Caucus, leap-frogging fellow senator Kamala Harris. The poll, conducted by David Binder…

Guest piece from State Representative Lindsay James of Dubuque. One evening last fall, as I finished up a long day of knocking doors in my race for the state House, I welcomed an offer to sit down with a voter on his porch steps. After we introduced ourselves, he shared his story. Having worked two…

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s worst fears are coming true. In tweets and top official statements this weekend, the Trump White House seems like it’s inching its way toward a conflict with Iran after drone strikes from an unknown source knocked out half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production. Rebels in Yemen took public credit, but there’s suspicion…

Guest post from Kylä Paterson, Iowa Democratic Party Stonewall Caucus chair. The 2020 election is far and away the most important election of our lifetime, and I cannot, in good conscience, sit on the sidelines. Our planet, our rights and dignity, and the values of our Democracy are at stake. We need a leader who…

Guest piece from Christina Blackcloud, vice chair of the Iowa Democratic Party’s Native American caucus. Living in the first in the nation state comes with a kind of responsibility Iowans carry with pride. We hear from each presidential candidate, and we understand how their goals for this country will impact our families and our neighbors.…

It was 80 degrees outside, and yet Dean Lyons of Grand Junction was clinging to a warm quilt one late August afternoon in Iowa. The quilt’s giant squares cut out of old t-shirts were stitched together using an American flag fabric print. It features squares that say “Team Mitt [Romney]” and “Obama’08” and “Fair Tax”…

While there are strong protections for religious freedom in America, arguments about how religious freedom mixes with legislation has been a contentious topic for as long as the country has existed. When candidates make it to office, striking a balance between the two is a must, and an issue that has Constitutional connections. After all,…

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock may not have been on the debate stage yesterday night, but he was at the next-best thing: a room filled with Iowa caucus-goers. “There’s probably only one place I’d rather be than Clive tonight,” Bullock joked to the Iowans at his event at Granite City Brewery. Former Iowa First Lady Christie…