Activists In Working Class Ottumwa Concerned For Future Of Party, IPERS
When the Donald Trump wave swept white, blue-collar voters away from Democrats in 2016, few places were hit harder politically than Wapello County, Iowa. Home... Read more.
Buttercup Bobby Gives Up On His Dumb Idea
The “Suck It Up Buttercup” bill is no more. Republican State Representative Bobby Kaufmann will not propose legislation to punish public colleges that hoste... Read more.
Warning: Trouble Ahead At Iowa Statehouse
Guest post from House Democratic Leader Mark Smith The 2017 Legislative session starts on Monday and Iowans should know there’s trouble ahead. Swept into of... Read more.
Eyeing Tough Reelection, Paul Pate Proposes Voter Suppression Bill
With his own difficult statewide reelection race on the line in 2018, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today proposed legislation that would effectively limi... Read more.
Kurt Meyer Responds To Expanding IDP Topics Questions
The Iowa Starting Line post of December 23 – “Many Important Topics Missing From IDP Chair Discussion” – prompted the following thoughts from this Chair... Read more.
Who Is Rich Leopold, Democrats’ 1st Gubernatorial Candidate?
The race for Iowa Governor in 2018 got kicked off on the Democratic side today, with Polk County Conservation director Rich Leopold announcing his candidacy.... Read more.
Iowans Fear Healthcare Disaster If ACA Repealed With No Backup Plan
After years of Republicans promising and campaigning on an outright repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the new Congress that’s reconvening in Washington, ... Read more.
Aw, Yeah. Joe Biden Gets Fresh With Chuck Grassley’s Wife
How will we miss Vice President Joe Biden once his time in office soon ends? Let us count the ways. Top among them will certainly... Read more.
How Dubuque County Went Republican For The 1st Time Since Eisenhower
The election of 2016 provided many surprising results to longtime Iowa politics watchers, but one county shaded in red stood out most of all: Dubuque.... Read more.
The Sentence I Didn’t Get To Write In 2016
As we count down the hours until the end of this much maligned year of 2016, many are eager to forget all the awful memories from a... Read more.