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...
Trump beat Obama’s Iowa caucus turnout, but turnout record claim needs explaining
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
March 24, 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 Marissa Payne In case you missed it: Though Trump’s turnout numbers were higher than Obama’s, recording exact tur...
Michael Bloomberg drops presidential bid after Super Tuesday, endorses Biden
Sarah Watson, Managing Editor
March 4, 2020
Michael Bloomberg announced his exit from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after amassing just 12 delegates so far from Super Tuesday primary states. One of the wealthiest people in the world, Bloomberg self-funded his short campaign, spending $409 million as of the end of January,...
Klobuchar ends Presidential bid, will endorse Biden
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
March 2, 2020
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday, failing to keep the momentum from beating polling expectations in Iowa and New Hampshire. Klobuchar will endorse fellow moderate candidate Joe Biden at a rally in Dallas, Texas Monday night,...
Pete Buttigieg ends presidential bid
Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
March 1, 2020
Pete Buttigieg dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, failing to keep his campaign's momentum after narrowly winning the Iowa caucuses in early February. In South Carolina's primary on Saturday, Buttigieg took a distant fourth place, receiving no delegates. Butti...
Final caucus results: Pete Buttigieg holds on to lead after caucus recount
Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter
February 27, 2020
The Iowa Democratic Party announced the results of the recount of 23 precincts in a press release on Thursday, solidifying and strengthening Pete Buttigieg’s slight lead over Bernie Sanders in state delegate equivalents. Delegate counts were corrected at 19 precincts, putting Buttigieg’s final sta...
Iowa Democratic Party corrects 29 precinct results after recanvass
Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter
February 19, 2020
The Iowa Democratic Party announced the correction of 29 precinct caucus results after a recanvass that concluded Tuesday, the party said in a press release. Twenty-six results were changed because the precinct didn’t properly apply the rules of the delegate selection plan, and three precincts were ...
New Iowa Democratic Party chair has eyes set on November
Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter
February 17, 2020
Newly elected Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith said his top priority is electing Democrats up and down the ticket in November, assuming his role in a hotbed of controversy with a caucus process that is still under investigation. “Our goal is to defeat [Iowa’s Republican Sen.] Joni Ernst...
Iowa Democratic Party announces state Rep. Mark Smith as new leader
Sarah Watson, Managing Editor
February 15, 2020
The Iowa Democratic Party announced a new leader on Saturday, after a week of delayed results riddled with inconsistencies drew ire from national party members and campaigns. State Rep. Mark Smith, of Marshalltown, was elected as the new chair by a majority vote of the Iowa party's state central c...
By the numbers: The figures that defined the Iowa caucuses
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
February 12, 2020
Before absent results from the Iowa caucuses caught national attention, candidates traveled across the state, racked up hundreds of campaign stops, and shoveled millions of dollars into local advertising. The Daily Iowan looked back at the numbers that defined the race for candidates in the lead up...
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price resigns amid caucus controversy
Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
February 12, 2020
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price resigned Wednesday after more than a week of criticism over delayed and inconsistent caucus results. The Democratic National Committee pushed Iowa to make the caucuses more accessible this year, which resulted in several rule changes to increase transparency with ...
Iowa Democratic Party approves recanvass requests
Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter
February 12, 2020
The Iowa Democratic Party approved the full recanvass requests from the Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg campaigns, according to a press release on Wednesday. The recanvass is expected to begin Feb. 16 On Monday, the Iowa Democratic Party announced that it had received requests fr...