New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is making her first trip to Iowa since officially entering the Democratic presidential race and she's calling for aggressive action on climate change. "Global climate change is the greatest threat to humanity that exists," Gillibrand said Tuesday night. "It's … [Read more...]
Presidential candidates give attention to Iowa Senate special election
Several of the Democrats running for president have been visiting the Cedar Falls area to help turn out voters for tomorrow's special election in a state senate district. Democrat Jeff Danielson resigned last month to take a private sector job. Republican Walt Rogers, a former state … [Read more...]
Booker calls white supremacy a ‘viral evil’
Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker today called white supremacy a "toxin" that is making the world less safe. "I'm sorry, it is not enough to say in this country: 'Well, I'm not a racist,' and leave it at that. When racism, bigotry, sexism, homophobia, antisemitism exists, it's not … [Read more...]
Sanders says his ‘transformational’ ideas are gaining momentum
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wrapped up a three-day campaign swing through Iowa with a rally in Des Moines this morning. "Obviously we're here to win the Democratic nomination," Sanders said to cheers. Sanders is staking his second bid for the White House on the agenda he ran on in 2016 -- … [Read more...]
Inslee in Iowa, touting agenda on climate change
Washington Governor Jay Inslee, the latest Democrat to enter the presidential race, made three stops in Iowa Tuesday. "It is time to elect a president of the United States who will say unequivocally and forcefully that we need to make defeating climate change the number one priority in the United … [Read more...]
Klobuchar says her familiarity with caucus process an advantage
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar says she has a tactical advantage over her competitors for the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination. "We have caucuses in Minnesota," Klobuchar said late this afternoon during an interview with Radio Iowa. "They were a big part of how I got started in … [Read more...]
Gillibrand and Delaney in Iowa as Sanders launches into 2020 field
The two presidential candidates who were in Iowa as 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders formally entered the 2020 race discuss their rivals for the Democratic Party's nomination in different ways. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand did not mention Sander's name when asked how his entry … [Read more...]
Klobuchar says she’d emphasize ‘heartland economics’ as president
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar hit the Iowa campaign trail this weekend. "It is wonderful to be back in Mason City on a wonderful sunny day," Klobuchar said Saturday before joking: "I left my snow globe behind." Klobuchar kicked off her campaign for the White House eight days … [Read more...]
Significant changes announced for 2020 Iowa Democratic Party Caucuses
Iowa Democrats plan to hold six "virtual" meetings next year for Democrats who cannot attend the precinct caucuses on the evening of February 3, 2020 Democrats will still calculate the winner based on how many convention delegates each presidential candidate secures, but for the first time, the … [Read more...]
‘Intrigued’ Iowa Democrats evaluating wide field of White House hopefuls
Grassroots Iowa Democrats seem to be swarming to meet all the presidential candidates coming through the state, a far different scenario than at this point in the last campaign. In 2015, Hillary Clinton supporters and Bernie Sanders supporters rarely, if ever, crossed over to see the other … [Read more...]