The rules for the Democratic Iowa caucus have an additional quirk not found in the Republican Party: the viability threshold. Candidates must hit 15% in the precinct, otherwise they are unable to receive any delegates from that precinct. Former Governor Martin O’Malley and his supporters could be critical with this […]
On the first episode of his Late Show, host Stephen Colbert joked, “As long as I have nine months to make one hour of TV, I can do this forever.” The same attitude can be applied to Iowa and New Hampshire, the first nominating states in the presidential election. Candidates […]
Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign has been criticized for a mailer sent to voters in Iowa that shows a voting “score” and urges the voter to (emphasis theirs) “CAUCUS ON MONDAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SCORE.” The story was first reported by Independent Journal Review. The backside of the mailers is headlined, […]
A major shake-up struck Politico, the rapidly growing political news organization that became known for its obsessive coverage of Washington D.C. Huffington Post first broke the story of the departures. CEO Jim VandeHei, Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen, COO Kim Kingsley, Chief Revenue Officer Roy Schwartz, and EVP Danielle […]
The initial storyline of the Fox News Repiblican debate was that of return. Senator Rand Paul is returning to the main debate stage and former Governor Jim Gilmore is returning to a debate stage, albeit the undercard stage. However, departure is now overshadowing the debate as frontrunner Donald Trump has […]
