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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley speaks with the Daily Iowan Editorial Board on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. O’Malley’s appearance marked the first time a presidential candidate has met with the DI this cycle. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

O’Malley looks to Iowa for boost

November 9, 2015

By EPI staff [email protected] The gloves are coming off for Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley. With fewer than 90 days until the scheduled Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, the former Maryland...

Former Governor of Maryland Martin J. O'Malley visited the Iowa Democratic Party Awards Dinner at Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, April 10, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Impressions of Democratic presidential candidate O’Malley  


November 9, 2015

“I kind of like the uphill fights, they keep you focused,” former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said. He does not speak like a presidential candidate who sits at the bottom of national polls. In...

Former Governor Martin O'Malley gives a speech during the Iowa Democratic Party Awards Dinner at Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, April 10, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Does Martin O’Malley have a job for me?

November 9, 2015

Paul Osgerby [email protected] I had the pleasure to be one of eight members to represent the Daily Iowan Editorial Board and the Ethics and Politics Initiative during a  discussion with Democratic...

(from left) Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stand on stage of the Iowa Democratic Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, July 17, 2015. Five democratic presidential candidates gave speeches during the event. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Dems look at who’s ‘unelectable’

November 4, 2015

By Aaron Walker [email protected] Sanders, “unelectable,” such  as 2007 Obama? Pundits and politicians have repeatedly called the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders unelectable, but he has...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poses for a photo after her speech in Coralville's S.T. Morrison Park on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. Clinton discussed issues including gun control, minimum wage and veterans affairs. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Clinton stumps against guns

November 4, 2015

The Democratic presidential hopeful ratcheted up her attack on the powerful U.S. gun industry at a campaign stop in Coralville on Tuesday. By Quentin Misiag [email protected] CORALVILLE —...

Former Governor of Maryland Martin J. O'Malley visited the Iowa Democratic Party Awards Dinner at Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, April 10, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

O’Malley ready to move

November 4, 2015

By Quentin Misiag [email protected] Martin O’Malley — now the lone Democratic dark horse candidate in the 2016 presidential horse race — was not the last person to touch down in Iowa before...

Here comes O’Malley, again

Here comes O’Malley, again

November 4, 2015

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is heading back to Iowa. O’Malley, who is the one of the three presidential candidates vying for the Democratic nomination, will make three stops across eastern...

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush passionately gives a speech Saturday at the Growth and Opportunity Party Saturday October 31st, 2015. The event was held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds and was hosted by the Republican Party. (The Daily Iowan/Kyle Close)

Bush attempts to come back

Following a lackluster debate performance, Jeb Bush admitted he must do better, and he showed signs of life at the Iowa GOP’s festival-styled candidate forum. But Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the man many...

GOP candidates to crowd into Des Moines

GOP candidates to crowd into Des Moines

Aleksandra Vujicic, [email protected] October 30, 2015

The Republican cattle call will return on Saturday. This time around, organizers of the first-ever Growth and Opportunity Party say this won’t be a typical marathon of stump speeches. “We don’t...

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul appear during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Debate discovers chaos

October 29, 2015

Candidates go after the media and moderators in messy Republican presidential debate. By Brent Griffiths   |   [email protected] It was billed as “your debate, your money.” The third installment...

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders pauses during a speech at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Sanders is currently trailing Hillary Clinton in the polls by about 10 points. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Sanders connects with students.

Aaron Walker, [email protected] October 29, 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., didn’t watch the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night; instead, he spent the night speaking to 1,500 George Mason University students and thousands across the nation. Students...

GOP hopefuls have new leader

GOP hopefuls have new leader

October 28, 2015

Republican candidates will face off against each other today in the third GOP debate of the 2016 primary election cycle. By Rebecca Morin [email protected] Donald Trump soared following the first...