New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called for reform within the Democratic Party throughout his speech Aug. 11 at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox. De Blasio followed 45 minutes after Sen. Vermont,...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., drew one of the largest crowds at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox of the weekend, rivaling the audience of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Sanders referenced his...

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., opened his speech on the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox talking about his background as the superintendent of the Denver public-schools system, saying the Trump administration...

Businessman and Democratic philanthropist Tom Steyer called for corporations to release their "stranglehold" on America in his Sunday speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox. "Corporations...

Former Massachusetts Governor and 2020 presidential candidate Bill Weld said he's the kind of Republican that wants to keep the government out of your pocketbook and out of your bedroom. But, he said,...

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took the stage at the Iowa State Fair Saturday afternoon to another big crowd after Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, emphasizing unifying the country. He opened his speech...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gave her usual rebuke to corruption and monopolies while speaking at the Des Moines Register political soapbox Saturday. She attracted the largest crowd yet for Saturday,...

John Hickenlooper touted his background as a former governor, saying no sitting senator since 1900 has ever defeated an incumbent president – it's always been governors or former governors. Hickenlooper,...

Senator and presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand used the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox to tout her background on women's rights, saying her grandmother and mother inspired her to get into...

Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak opened his speech by calling himself a "Pennsylvania boy." Sestak, who announced his candidacy June 23, highlighted his experience in foreign policy in a speech to...

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, emphasized her Midwestern roots at the Des Moines Register political soapbox Saturday afternoon. Referencing Iowa-...

“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...