Kerry on Boston stage because of Iowa performance

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry formally accepts his party’s nomination tonight in Boston, and Iowans helped bring Kerry to this moment. At this time last year, Kerry was behind in the polls and all the buzz was about Howard Dean. But Kerry hired new...

Dean has no regrets

Former presidential candidate Howard Dean today offered no apologies for one of the statements he made that many believe cost him votes in Iowa’s Caucuses. Dean says he doesn’t “regret for one second” saying that the U-S is not safer because of Saddam Hussein’s...

Elizabeth Edwards visits Iowans

Earlier this morning, the wife of Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards paid a visit to Iowa Democrats who’re in Boston at their party’s convention. The visit of Elizabeth Edwards signals Iowa’s importance in the fall election. Iowa is among the states...

Iowan hoping to make "The Daily Show"

An Iowa delegate at the Democratic National Convention is hoping he made the cut to appear on a national cable t.v. show. If you’ve seen “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, you know it’s a parody of the news, hosted by comedian Jon Stewart – he is cast as the “anchor”...

A Rural Route to the White House?

While the overall election tally in the presidential race of 2000 was razor thin, George W. Bush beat Al Gore by just over 20 percentage points in rural parts of the country. “The encouraging thing is we are running much stronger with rural voters today than we were...
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