The Des Moines Register, a highly influential newspaper in the Hawkeye State, has announced its endorsements for the 2016 presidential election, nine days before the state goes to vote in the caucus. On the Republican side, the paper endorsed Senator Marco Rubio and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was […]
Governor Terry Branstad (R-IA) broke with tradition on Tuesday and waded into the Republican primary. Iowa Governors, due to the state’s large importance in the nomination process, typically remain neutral. However, Branstad called for Senator Ted Cruz’s defeat at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. When asked whether Cruz should be […]
For a matter of time, it appeared as if the Summer (and Fall) of Trump was preparing to fade. Dr. Ben Carson had been on the rise nationally and in Iowa, he took the lead. However, Trump has proved yet again why the nickname of Teflon Don is one of […]
Former Governor Martin O’Malley’s campaign has shifted resources and staffs to the early nominating states as the third place Democrat seeks to improve his standing. O’Malley is currently last in polling and is double-digits behind both Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He has spent most […]
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s advocacy group, The Progessive Agenda, has announced that they will hold a bipartisan presidential forum in Iowa on December 6. The topic will be income inequality and steps to address it. The top five candidates on each side, as determined by an averaging of […]
