Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris stressed the importance of electing a leader who will help unify the country and said it’s “time to turn the page on the current administration.” “The greatest fights we face in terms of challenges are not each other, and we must invest in the strength of our nation, understanding the commonalities
Iowa Caucus
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The first commercial for a 2020 presidential candidate has aired in Iowa
It’s still two years until caucus night in Iowa determines who is the frontrunner in the 2020 presidential election, but the first campaign commercial has already aired in the state. “Dirty Word,” a commercial for a largely unknown Democratic congressman with presidential ambitions, John Delaney, ran on local NBC affiliates during the Super Bowl, and will continue to air this month, according to the Delaney campaign.
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Caucus wrap: WTH happened last night?
How did your candidate(s) do last night? Since Martin O’Malley withdrew from the race, his backers across the country must now decide how to realign themselves, but the rest of us are still following a two- or three-person race. A record-breaking Republican turnout may have boosted Ted Cruz, who found his ground game in Iowa. […]
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Your last minute guide to Iowa caucusing
The day is finally here: the Iowa caucuses take place tonight, Feb. 1. If you need a refresher on how to partake in the political tradition, here’s your cheat sheet for getting out there tonight. Note: One of many unique things about the Iowa caucuses is that the rules vary by county. This guide is […]
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Trump ‘show’ draws protesters and spectators in Iowa City
With less than a week to go until the Iowa caucuses, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump stopped by the Iowa Field House for a campaign rally last night. Hoping to rally as many Hawkeyes to the polls as he can for Monday’s caucus, he started off with a bang, inviting members of the University of Iowa […]
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Update: members of Vampire Weekend and more to perform, present Bernie Sanders in Iowa City
Students for Bernie Concert The Field House — Saturday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. Update: Killer Mike has been removed from the list of performers for the Students for Bernie Concert due to a death in the family. Senator Bernie Sanders’ Iowa Headquarters announced late last night that members of the indie pop group Vampire […]
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Clinton on Sanders’ surge: ‘I’m not nervous at all’
Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday morning that she’s “not nervous” about the recent gains by her opponent in Iowa. She was asked on NBC’s Today show about Bernie Sanders’ surge as indicated by several recent polls. “I’m working hard, and I intend to keep working as hard as I can until the last vote or […]
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Loebsack and Harreld to be featured at UI political symposium
Political Discourse: The Impact of Redistricting, Campaign Finance, and the Media Old Capitol Senate Chamber — Friday, Dec. 4 at 8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. We all lament our broken political system. The overwhelming influence of the few through campaign finance. The disparity between the public’s desires and opinions, and the the public’s representation in […]
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Hillary Clinton could face an uphill battle in Iowa leading up to Caucuses
You can’t spend more than 40 years in American politics without earning some baggage. Exhibit A: Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State…
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Independent or Democrat: How might Sen. Bernie Sanders run?
Since 2013, Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has spent more days in Iowa than any other likely Democratic candidate for president…
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Democracy in Action
COMING in at 5:45 a.m. on Election Day, a sprited multi-generational team of ten workers worked well into the evening at Iowa City’s h Precinct 18 Polling Place at Longfellow Elementary School. Shortly after the polls closed in Iowa at 9 p.m., while Steve the janitor helped with clean-up of the school’s brightly lit gym, […]
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Vote Here Today
Precinct 18 Polling Place. Longfellow School, Iowa City, Iowa. November 6, 2012. 7:20 a.m. At 7 a.m., a well organized and spirited group of poll workers greeted the half-dozen or so voters lined up to vote early on Election Day. The process went smoothly. Iowans are not required to show a photo i.d. but there […]
