Rick Bertrand Looking At Bid To Primary Steve King
It appears Steve King made one too many enemies during the Iowa Caucus thanks to his endorsement of Ted Cruz. Iowa’s ethanol industry was furious... Read more.
What’s Chet Culver Up To?
Chet Culver’s back, apparently. The former Governor popped back onto Iowa’s political radar last week by holding a series of public forums on opposi... Read more.
Key GOP Senate Recruit Mark Lofgren Burning Through Campaign Cash
Muscatine is known around Iowa in political circles for being the headquarters of the influential Iowans for Tax Relief, the anti-government spending organizati... Read more.
DCCC Sees Monica Vernon As Strongest Candidate In 1st District
There’s still four months to go in the Democratic primary for the 1st District, but party leaders seem to see Monica Vernon beginning to pull... Read more.
With Caucus Over, Big Priorities Ahead For Iowa Democrats
As the final rumblings over the caucus process slowly die out, Democrats have a chance to regroup and refocus on what their priorities moving forward... Read more.
Chuck Grassley Vows To Play Politics, Obstruct Supreme Court Process A Year
The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia sent shock waves throughout the political and judicial world on Saturday afternoon. The conversation online re... Read more.
Republicans Breaking Rank On Medicaid, Retiring Over Education
Governor Terry Branstad’s deeply unpopular Medicaid privatization plan and Statehouse Republicans’ under-funding of Iowa’s public education is... Read more.
Dear Clinton Backers: For The Love Of God, Don’t Talk About Superdelegates
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 1:9 Hillary Clinton... Read more.
GOP Results In New Hampshire Gives Democrats Sigh Of Relief
For a week there, it started to look like Democrats’ worst case scenario might come true in the presidential primary: Marco Rubio was poised to... Read more.
Sunday Grab Bag: GOP Results, Marco Roboto And IDP Under Siege
Good afternoon readers! Starting Line is still slowly getting back into a normal routine after a considerable amount of naps and late mornings this past... Read more.