Kamala Harris, Iowa Democrats emphasize importance of 2020 election during Liberty and Justice Celebration
Brian Grace, News Reporter
October 18, 2020
U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Iowa Democrats running for office spoke on the importance of flipping state and federal seats in what some of them called the most important election of their lifetime during the Iowa Democratic Party’s annual Liberty and Justice Celebration Sunda...
Iowa voters say they’re voting for Trump because of his ‘American standard of living’
Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
October 15, 2020
Several thousand Iowans filled a tarmac at the Des Moines International airport Wednesday night to greet President Trump, and many said they plan to vote for Trump on Nov. 3, despite his rhetoric many consider to be racist. Many people The Daily Iowan spoke to said that while they don’t part...
Coronavirus concerns low at Trump’s Des Moines rally
Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor
October 15, 2020
The risk of coronavirus spread was not a chief concern of Trump supporters at the president’s rally in Des Moines Wednesday, which has drawn criticism from political opponents and public-health experts for lax safety precautions during the coronavirus pandemic. “We know the risks, and we exercise our right to...
The Electoral College explained
Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
October 6, 2020
When voters head to the polls on Election Day or send in their absentee ballots, they will actually be voting for a slate of electors bound to their party’s ticket. The Electoral College is a complicated system established by the Constitution tasked with formally electing the president and v...
Iowa political leaders question the productivity of the first presidential debate
Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
September 30, 2020
President Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden participated in the first presidential debate Tuesday night, and some Iowa political leaders say the fiery exchange was unproductive and likely won’t change the minds of many voters. The debate, moderated by Fox News anchor Chris Wal...
Former Acting U.S. Attorney General speaks at Cedar Rapids Trump campaign event
Brian Grace, News Reporter
September 10, 2020
Former Acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker and members of President Trump’s campaign team stopped in Cedar Rapids Thursday morning on supporting police, engaging campaign volunteers, and absentee-voting security. Whitaker, a Hawkeye football and University of Iowa law school alum, spoke on the rece...
Dozens of boats take to Coralville Reservoir for pro-Trump parade
Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor
September 7, 2020
More than 100 boats filled the Coralville Reservoir Monday afternoon for a Trump-themed boat parade, flying Trump 2020 flags alongside American flags as they made their way down the Iowa River. Boaters took off from the Coralville Lake Marina on the south end of the route and the Scales Bend ...
President Trump champions USMCA trade deal in RNC speech
Julia Shanahan and Caleb McCullough
August 27, 2020
President Trump officially accepted the re-nomination as the Republican candidate for president on Thursday and referenced the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement more than once— something he touted in Iowa ahead of the caucuses. “Right now auto companies and others are building their plants and f...
Joni Ernst praises Trump as an advocate for Iowa farmers in RNC speech
Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
August 26, 2020
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, made a case for President Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night for being an advocate to Iowa farmers, and painted a bleak picture of what the agricultural industry could look like under a Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration. Ernst, who is in...
So what was the point of the caucuses anyway?
Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor
August 26, 2020
Joe Biden became the Democratic party’s nominee for president last week, wrapping up a process of more than a year of campaigning that began with more than two dozen presidential hopefuls flooding into Iowa. But Biden’s performance in the Iowa caucuses was underwhelming, and pundits were ...
Eric Branstad holds “Make Campus Great Again” event for Trump campaign at Sports Column
Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor
August 26, 2020
Eric Branstad, senior advisor to the Trump campaign in Iowa, said he’s confident the president has the support to win a second term in Iowa, despite polling showing a Iowa as a hotly contested battleground state. The Trump campaign held a “Make Campus Great Again” event at Sports Column o...
Iowa delegates see out presidential nominating process at national party conventions
Julia Shanahan and Caleb McCullough
August 25, 2020
Iowa delegates saw out the presidential nominating process at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions after a tumultuous Iowa caucus season, trying to energize their respective parties through computer screens across the country in lieu of a physical convention. The ongoing coron...