Early Scenes From The Busiest Political Fair Day Ever
Innocent Iowans who merely wanted to attend their State Fair to eat some corndogs and drink lemonade in peace had to constantly dodge presidential candidates... Read more.
Kamala Harris: All In For Iowa In Caucus, General Election
In case you weren’t sure whether Kamala Harris was in Iowa this week, her gigantic bus, emblazoned with her name on the side that rolled... Read more.
Klobuchar On Gun Violence: Cool Rhetoric, Fund Local Law Enforcement
In a week that many candidates had planned to talk agriculture plans in Iowa, the latest mass shootings over the past weekend quickly shifted the... Read more.
Hitchhiking With The Candidates: Day 2, Gillibrand And Warren
While the State Fair kicked off in Des Moines yesterday, I continued my hitchhiking trek across Western Iowa with the presidential candidates. In case you... Read more.
Hitchhiking With The Candidates: Day 1, Delaney And Klobuchar
It’s the first week of the Iowa State Fair, which means every single presidential candidate is flocking to Iowa. Even if you live outside Des... Read more.
Ross Wilburn Wins, Brings Diversity To House Beyond Just Himself
Democrat Ross Wilburn scored a crushing victory in today’s special election for the Ames-based House District 46. It helped, of course, that he ran unoppo... Read more.
Iowa Republicans Need To Stop Immigrant Fear-Mongering
Enough already. In yet another weekend where it seems like the country is coming apart, terrorist gunmen in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio massacred... Read more.
The Peculiar, Surprisingly Effective Campaign Of Joe Sestak
Retired admiral Joe Sestak’s presidential campaign announcement was noticed almost by accident. Explaining his entrance into the crowded field in a June 23 vi... Read more.
Cedar Rapids’ Political Clout On The Rise
Two weekends ago, Cedar Rapids held its second major multi-presidential candidate in as many months. The national press swarmed the streets of Iowa’s seco... Read more.
Trump-Loving Nordic Neo-Nazi From Iowa Arrested After Threats, Hate Speech
A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested after he allegedly made threats over the phone and in emails to a Jewish organization in New York... Read more.