Hillary Clinton Wins Nebraska Primary After Losing Nebraska Caucus
Hillary Clinton is the projected winner of the Nebraska primary this Tuesday night, handily outpacing Bernie Sanders by a 60%-39% margin in the early returnsĀ ... Read more.
5 Reasons Joni Ernst Will – And Won’t Be – Donald Trump’s Vice President
While many high-profile Republican leaders around the country have struggled in embracing Donald Trump as their nominee, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is all-in.... Read more.
A Day On The Trail With Patty Judge
Patty Judge was running a few minutes behind when she got her travel schedule last Thursday, full of meetings and event drop-bys in northern Iowa.... Read more.
Meet Iowa’s First Transgender National Elector, Jack Schuler
Last week at the 3rd District Convention in Creston, Democrats made a bit of history by electing Iowa’s first transgender person to serve as one... Read more.
Why Iowa Democrats’ First 2016 Office Openings Are In These 2 Rural Counties
Iowa Democrats opened their first two coordinated campaign field offices of the 2016 cycle on Wednesday and Thursday. But it wasn’t in Des Moines, Cedar... Read more.
What Early Voting Numbers May Say About Iowa’s Primary Races
Early voting in Iowa’s June 7th primary has now been underway for a week. Iowans can vote in person at their county auditor’s office or... Read more.
A Day On The Trail With Pat Murphy
Iowa Starting Line will be doing a series of posts where we follow along a major primary candidate for most of a day as they... Read more.
Branstad Has Time For Tulips, Eggs, None For Teachers On Teacher Appreciation Day
It’s Teacher Appreciation Day today, where we thank the committed professionals who get up each day to prepare our state’s children for the future. ... Read more.
Starting Line Partners With Progress Iowa
Starting Line has some exciting news to share with our readers today: we will be partnering with Progress Iowa throughout 2016! I (Pat) will also... Read more.
Democrats Choose Their Future At Epically Long 3rd District Convention
Iowa Democrats gathered at four district conventions around the state on Saturday to select national delegates from the Iowa Caucus. The results mirrored what h... Read more.