Jesse HarrisinMiddle of Nowhere, Center of EverythingA Smarter Elections CalendarNearly eight years ago, lawmakers in Iowa successfully streamlined the elections process in the state to help save taxpayer dollars…Mar 8, 2016Mar 8, 2016
Jesse HarrisinMiddle of Nowhere, Center of EverythingForget the Political Parties. They’re IrrelevantOver the course of the presidential campaign, there have been two ongoing narratives about the role the establishment should be playing in…Mar 3, 20161Mar 3, 20161
Jesse HarrisinMiddle of Nowhere, Center of EverythingPatty Judge Tests the U.S. Senate WatersLate last week, Patty Judge, Iowa’s former Secretary of Agriculture and Lt. Governor, indicated that she was considering a run for U.S…Feb 29, 20161Feb 29, 20161
Jesse HarrisinMiddle of Nowhere, Center of EverythingAcademy Award Gripes and PredictionsBack in 1996, my hometown paper, the Des Moines Register, held an Academy Award contest asking readers to predict the winners in the six…Feb 26, 2016Feb 26, 2016
Jesse HarrisinMiddle of Nowhere, Center of EverythingGrassley is not protecting the will of the American people. He’s subverting it.Yesterday, Republicans in the U.S. Senate, led by Iowa’s Chuck Grassley, formally adopted obstructionism as the guiding principle of their…Feb 24, 20163Feb 24, 20163
Jesse HarrisinMiddle of Nowhere, Center of EverythingIt’s over. Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for presidentIn one of the thousands of emails made public in recent months, Hillary Clinton referred to caucuses as “creatures of the parties’…Feb 22, 2016Feb 22, 2016