Theresa Greenfield’s no-corporate-PAC pledge needs some explanation
Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor
May 28, 2020
PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your time is short: Theresa Greenfield says she has not taken money from corporate political action c...
Progressives in Iowa are disappointed by Biden’s nomination – but most still plan to vote for him
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
May 5, 2020
Iowans who caucused in February for younger or more progressive candidates are grappling with the reality of Joe Biden’s status as the Democratic nominee, but a handful The Daily Iowan spoke with said they plan to vote for him. The DI spoke with voters and former caucusgoers from a variety of age r...
Iowans strongly encouraged to vote by mail in June primary, in-person voting still an option
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
April 28, 2020
Iowa’s primary elections — where voters will choose candidates for the U.S. Senate, House, and Statehouse races — will proceed as scheduled June 2 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, though voters are highly encouraged to cast their ballots through the mail to prevent the spread of the novel coron...
COVID-19 not slowing giving to Iowa’s congressional races
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
April 21, 2020
While most of the nation’s focus is on the novel coronavirus pandemic, candidates for federal races in Iowa have seen an increase in campaign donations from January, but political scientists say there is potential for depressed donations in future months. Federal Election Commission filings showe...
Iowa’s members of Congress work from home amid pandemic
Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor
April 19, 2020
Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation, like millions across the country, are having to adjust their work environment as social distancing requirements close many offices and drive most staff to work from home. Representatives and senators, most from their homes in Iowa, are holding virtu...
County conventions move to absentee format
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
April 14, 2020
As rules around social distancing make hosting crowded conventions impossible, Iowa’s Democrats are choosing who will represent the party at the Democratic National Convention through an absentee voting process. The Democratic County Conventions, originally scheduled for March 21, were first...
Iowa City supporters hopeful for progressive movement after Bernie Sanders exits race
Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor
April 8, 2020
Iowa City supporters are reflecting on Bernie Sanders’ progressive presidential campaign after the Vermont senator exited the Democratic field on Wednesday. Sanders’ exit comes after a global pandemic forced him to forgo campaign rallies and after losing momentum in primaries since Super Tue...
Bernie Sanders exits presidential race, leaves Joe Biden as the presumptive nominee
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
April 8, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-V.T., ended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee. In a live streamed address on Wednesday, Sanders thanked his supporters, saying the movement behind his campaig...
Campaigns continue virtually through the COVID-19 pandemic
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
April 1, 2020
Christina Bohannan was in the midst of knocking doors for her campaign for Iowa’s 85th House District when schools and businesses began to close in response to the COVID-19 outbreak around March 17. “I had my list and I was going up and down knocking doors on different streets,” Bohannan...
Rep. Dave Loebsack endorses Joe Biden, joining Iowa’s two other Democratic members of Congress
Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
March 12, 2020
Rep. Dave Loebsack endorsed Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, joining the other two Democratic members of Iowa's congressional delegation. Iowa Congresswomen Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer both endorsed Biden in January. Loebsack said in a press release that President...
Johnson County was the sole Iowa county Elizabeth Warren won. Her supporters there react to her dropped 2020 bid.
Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
March 5, 2020
University of Iowa fifth-year student Cesar Perez described the end of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign as heartbreaking and infuriating, saying she was the Democratic candidate with the most detailed policies. “Literally what people have to understand is people picke...
Elizabeth Warren ends White House bid
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
March 5, 2020
Massachusets Senator Elizabeth Warren is ending her presidential campaign after failing to place first in any of the 14 Super Tuesday states. Warren, who was once a high-polling candidate in the race, finished in third place in the Iowa caucuses, only winning the most delegates in Johnson Count...