An Interview With Tom Harkin On 2016, The Steak Fry, And His Future Plans
The Iowa Daily Democrat asked former Senator Tom Harkin to share his thoughts on several political issues. With the election just a few days away,... Read more.
Homophobic Vandalism, Racist Fliers Mar Election Homestretch In Iowa
The final days of the 2016 campaign are closing out ugly in Iowa, and not just in how candidates attack each other. An act of homophobic... Read more.
Trump Supporter Who Tried To Vote Twice Also Pretty Racist
After weeks of national controversy led by Donald Trump over supposed vote rigging and voter fraud, an actual case of voter fraud occurred in Iowa. It... Read more.
Democrats Dominating Iowa Early Vote Margin, Poll Finds
Finally, someone has polled Iowa again. It had been 21 days since a highly credible poll had surveyed the state, but a new Quinnipiac Poll... Read more.
Chris Hagenow And The GOP’s Anti-Des Moines Metro Attacks
The Republican Party of Iowa is playing a tricky game this year in how it promotes their candidates and how they criticize Democrats. Inside Polk County,... Read more.
Trump Ties Threaten To Sink Hagenow, Cownie, Koester
As Donald Trump continues to alienate voters and tank in the polls, Republican legislators in swing districts who still stand with Trump risk their own... Read more.
Anti-LGBT Hate Group Funneling Money To Iowa GOP Candidates
The state associate of an anti-LGBT hate group is donating thousands of dollars in state legislative races, according to finance reports filed with the Iowa... Read more.
Hilarious: Joni Ernst’s Name Blurred Out In Anti-Rod Blum/Trump Ad
Donald Trump: bad. Joni Ernst: good? That at least must be what the polling shows for a Democratic Super PAC hitting Rod Blum over his... Read more.
Brian Schoenjahn Fights To Save Iowa’s Mental Health Care System
The headlines for Iowa’s mental health care system the past few years have been rough: Iowa Ranks Last For State Psychiatric Beds Iowa Among Worst States... Read more.
Educators See A Listener, Advocate In Hillary Clinton
Policy issues have not always enjoyed center stage in 2016’s divisive and wild election, and one major area that’s particularly been left out is K-12... Read more.