Branstad’s Minimum Wage Comments Raise Stakes For Statehouse Races
The consequences of the outcomes in Iowa’s many competitive state legislative races grew ever greater today, following Governor Terry Branstad’s re... Read more.
Which Counties Have The Best Absentee Rates For Ds And Rs
It’s crunch time for Democrats’ and Republicans’ early vote efforts in Iowa. With just two and a half weeks left until Election Day, campaign... Read more.
A District-By-District Look At Senate Fundraising And Spending
Earlier today we took an in-depth look at where the Democrats and Republicans are spending the most money in state legislative races. Now let’s go distri... Read more.
Where The Parties Are Spending Big In State Legislative Races
The biggest fundraising report of the year for Iowa legislative races dropped yesterday, revealing important information on where each party sees their best pic... Read more.
The Key Races To Volunteer In During The Last 3 Weeks
Hillary Clinton will get to 270 electoral votes with or without Iowa. It’s time for Iowa Democrats to look out for their own and make... Read more.
Iowa At Real Risk Of Becoming A Red State
For months now, nervous Iowa Democrats have looked at electoral prediction maps with despair as states like North Carolina, Georgia and Arizona head to toss-up... Read more.
Iowa Secretary of State Calls Trump Vote Rigging Talk “Not Helpful”
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate pushed back today against growing fears on the right that the 2016 election will be “rigged” for Hillary Clinton,... Read more.
Dave Loebsack Barnstorming For Down-Ballot Democrats
When the dust settled from the 2014 election that devastated Democrats, Congressman Dave Loebsack was the last man standing for the party on the federal... Read more.
As Trump Goes Nuclear, Could His Iowa Backers Face Same Scrutiny?
There are two reasons state and local campaigns don’t typically engage in extremely personal attacks on political opponents: 1) The candidate or people ru... Read more.
A Tale Of Two Reagan Dinners
Iowa Republicans’ twin Reagan Dinner fundraisers provided oddly perfect bookends to possibly the most volatile four-day stretch ever in American politics,... Read more.