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Is it the 2016 election or another season of The Bachelor?
Is it the 2016 election or another season of The Bachelor?
Today is another big day in the 2016 election. The good people of Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio cast their votes for the winner of…
Ashley H
Mar 15, 2016
A Smarter Elections Calendar
A Smarter Elections Calendar
Nearly eight years ago, lawmakers in Iowa successfully streamlined the elections process in the state to help save taxpayer dollars…
Jesse Harris
Mar 8, 2016
Branding, brain science, and the explicable popularity of Donald Trump
Branding, brain science, and the explicable popularity of Donald Trump
He looks bizarre, he makes offensive comments about many of the people he expects will vote for him. He has no experience in politics, no…
Cat Wood
Mar 8, 2016
Forget the Political Parties. They’re Irrelevant
Forget the Political Parties. They’re Irrelevant
Over the course of the presidential campaign, there have been two ongoing narratives about the role the establishment should be playing in…
Jesse Harris
Mar 3, 2016
Super Tuesday: Tocqueville’s democratic dream… or nightmare?
Super Tuesday: Tocqueville’s democratic dream… or nightmare?
By Vanessa Burrows, Ph.D., guest contributor
Macat
Mar 1, 2016
Patty Judge Tests the U.S. Senate Waters
Patty Judge Tests the U.S. Senate Waters
Late last week, Patty Judge, Iowa’s former Secretary of Agriculture and Lt. Governor, indicated that she was considering a run for U.S…
Jesse Harris
Feb 29, 2016
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A little over a week ago, Republicans cast their ballots for president in the first-in-the-south…
A little over a week ago, Republicans cast their ballots for president in the first-in-the-south…
After a strong performance in Iowa and a win in New Hampshire, many Republicans were unsure if the New York businessman would appeal to…
Andre Bauer
Feb 29, 2016
On Super Tuesday We Polarize.
On Super Tuesday We Polarize.
As we head into the general election many more of us will start speaking our minds. If you think think the rhetoric of the politically…
Ben Berkowitz
Feb 29, 2016
Academy Award Gripes and Predictions
Academy Award Gripes and Predictions
Back in 1996, my hometown paper, the Des Moines Register, held an Academy Award contest asking readers to predict the winners in the six…
Jesse Harris
Feb 26, 2016
Don’t Blame the GOP For Trump- Blame Obama
Don’t Blame the GOP For Trump- Blame Obama
I sit here fascinated and frustrated that I am writing a piece about the Donald Trump circus this far into the election process. We ponder…
Meaghan O'Brien
Feb 26, 2016
Candidates go head-to-head in Super Tuesday money race
Candidates go head-to-head in Super Tuesday money race
by Will Tucker and Jia You on February 25, 2016
OpenSecrets.org
Feb 25, 2016
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