“It’s a pleasure to speed-date with you today,” said Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, the third Democratic candidate to speak on the State Fair’s Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on Aug. 10. Right off...

The governor of Washington and one of the Democrats running for president took to the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on the morning of Aug. 10. He’s focused on climate change as his central...

“Aloha.” That’s how Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, began her speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on the afternoon of Aug. 9. She focused her speech on her experience in the National...

Marianne Williamson, an author and a motivational speaker, said America needs to focus on the causes, not the symptoms, of problems in the country. Drawing a similar size crowd as the presidential hopefuls...

Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney spoke in the midday heat at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on Aug. 9, saying he would be the candidate to unite rural and urban America and beat President Trump...

The second day of the fair kicked off with a promise of sunshine and a hot day, long lines to fair parking, and another presidential candidate — former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián...

Former Vice President Joe Biden, wearing aviator sunglasses, told a crowd at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 8 he would repeal the 2017 tax cuts President Trump championed in order to give more money toward...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris delivered a speech on the State Fair’s Des Moines Register Political Soapbox to an overflow crowd in which she condemned President Trump on numerous...

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang took the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage like a businessman making a pitch to his shareholders — with a lot of audience call-and-response participation. He asked...

At the State Fair on Aug. 8, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock revolved his pitch around his ability to build relationships with Republicans while maintaining a “progressive agenda.” The first speaker...