On the same day a judge in one of Donald Trump’s ongoing federal criminal trials imposed a limited gag order to stop the former president from making further statements attacking prosecutors and court personnel, or attempting to intimidate witnesses, Iowa’s top law enforcement officer endorsed Trump for president. “I am proud to announce my endorsement […]
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Iowa Democratic Party gets ‘conditional’ approval of its new caucus plan
After two years of having plans for its 2024 presidential caucus rejected, the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) has succeeded in winning approval for its latest plan from national party leaders. Early Friday afternoon, the Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) voted unanimously to declare the plan outlined by IDP representative […]
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Iowa Democrats pick a 2024 caucus date
The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) will hold its 2024 caucus the same night as the Iowa Republican Party had already chosen for its caucus, party leaders decided on Saturday. The IDP State Central Committee unanimously approved Jan. 15 as the date for the precinct-level meetings. But the committee did not make any decision on what […]
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More Iowans identify as ‘MAGA Republicans’ than Trump supporters, Iowa Poll shows
Almost half of all Iowa Republicans who plan to vote in next year’s presidential caucus consider themselves “MAGA Republicans,” according to a new Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register. Forty-six percent of the self-identified likely Republican caucusgoers surveyed by Selzer & Co. said the term accurately describes them and their beliefs. Given that […]
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Iowa Poll shows majority of likely GOP caucusgoers align with Trump, who faces four sets of criminal indictments
Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in every national poll on the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and a new poll shows the results in Iowa. In an Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register on Monday, 42 percent of self-identified likely Iowa Republican Caucusgoers told pollsters they planned to vote for […]
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Groups will rally in Cedar Rapids to support transgender kids, while Mike Pence campaigns at CR Pizza Ranch
A coalition of community organizations will hold a rally in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday in support of transgender students, as political attacks on those young people by state and national Republican leaders continue. Multiple bills targeting transgender students, designed to restrict support schools and teachers can provide, and aiming to ban books touching on gender […]
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Trump testifies about why he told people at 2016 Cedar Rapids rally to ‘knock the crap out of’ anyone with a tomato
Everyone at then-candidate Donald Trump’s rally at the then-U.S. Cellular Center on Iowa Caucus day 2016 knew he was worried about tomatoes. He told them so. “So I get a little notice, in case you see the security guys,” Trump told the crowd gathered in Cedar Rapids. “We have wonderful security guys. They said, ‘Mr. […]
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Your Village: Will Iowa lose its first-in-the-nation status?
What are the chances the state of Iowa will be first in the nation ever again after 2020’s incredibly inconvenient, undemocratic, overcrowded and likely virus-filled caucuses that still haven’t even been called by the AP? Signed, Humiliated and Proud via the Your Village feature on LV’s homepage. The chances of Iowa being first in the […]
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar ends her presidential bid, will endorse Joe Biden
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is ending her campaign for president and will join Joe Biden at a Monday night rally in Dallas, where she will endorse the former vice president, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported. Klobuchar’s decision comes one day before Super Tuesday, when 14 states, including Minnesota, hold primaries. It also comes one day […]
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Pete Buttigieg drops out of the 2020 race, one day after being certified as the Iowa Caucus winner
After almost a month of problems and delays, the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) finally certified the results of the Iowa Caucus on Saturday, declaring Pete Buttigieg the winner and awarding him an extra delegate for winning the most state delegate equivalents (SDEs). On Sunday, Buttigieg dropped out of the 2020 presidential race. Speaking to supporters […]
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The Iowa Democratic Party wrapped up its recount, but the Sanders campaign — and AP — remain unsatisfied
The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) published the results of its limited recount of caucus results on Thursday night, and although the recount corrected errors founded in 19 of the 23 precincts it examined, the IDP said those corrections did not change the previously announced number of delegates awarded to each candidate. On Feb. 10, a […]
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The Buttigieg and Sanders campaigns request caucus recounts
The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) is considering recount requests from the Buttigieg and Sanders campaigns. The Buttigieg campaign is requesting a recount in 54 caucus precincts, and the Sanders campaign wants recounts in 10 precincts. The Sanders campaign publicly announced on Tuesday it would seek a recount of some caucus precincts following the IDP’s recanvass […]
