Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• November 2, 2019
Democratic presidential hopefuls played into their personal brands at the largest fundraiser in the Democratic caucus’s history, turning out some of the largest organizing efforts so far with supporters...
On the night of the Liberty and Justice dinner, one of the largest Iowa Democratic events of the year, Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced he would drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination...
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price predicts the 2020 caucuses will be the best-attended in the party’s history, he said in an interview with The Daily Iowan Oct. 25.
With less than 100 days before...
Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor
• October 29, 2019
Some professors specializing in gun policy are skeptical that mandatory gun buyback programs — a contentious topic among Democratic presidential hopefuls — would reduce the amount of guns in circulation...
Caucusgoers were torn over the effect of health concerns around Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a rally held at the Pedestrian Mall on Oct. 25.
More than 1,000 people gathered in front of the Graduate...
Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio Tim Ryan ended his bid for the presidency on Thursday, announcing his withdrawal in a video on Twitter.
Ryan campaigned on tackling economic unrest facing...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• October 22, 2019
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said Tuesday she’d reached her limit of patience on the lack of discussion of women’s reproductive health care when she interjected on the Medicare for All topic during...
Far-removed from the brisk fall wind in Iowa City, author and Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson said her campaign “must continue” despite its small size compared to other candidates,...
Three Democratic presidential hopefuls will be making stops in Iowa City this week. U.S. Senator from California Kamala Harris and author Marianne Williamson will be coming to the University of Iowa on...
University of Iowa alumnus Joe Walsh returned to his alma mater over the weekend as a long-shot presidential hopeful.
Sitting down in Hamburg Inn No. 2, Walsh and his wife had driven four hours from...
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
• October 18, 2019
Speaking to members of the press from an Iowa City parking lot in a hastily scheduled press conference, 2020 hopeful Tulsi Gabbard responded to comments made by former Democratic presidential candidate...
Former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julián Castro met with participants in the Inside Out Re-entry Community on Friday, a program that helps recently incarcerated people re-enter society.
According...
