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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

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Caucus Candidate Cocktails

Justus Flair, [email protected] January 28, 2016

As Iowans pledge support to candidates during the caucuses on Feb. 1, the voting season will begin. Whether that stresses you out or gets your blood pumping in anticipation, you could probably use a...

President Donald Trump looks around the room at the 2015 Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on May 16, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

In Iowa, GOP candidates still lag behind Democrats in ground game effort

Quentin Misiag, [email protected] December 2, 2015

As Hillary Clinton’s foot soldiers barrel through Iowa, dominating her party rivals by endorsements and full-time staff and organizing offices, a very different picture is coming into focus across the...

The caucuses are coming

The caucuses are coming

November 30, 2015

Jace Brady [email protected] Every four years, a hybrid of constitutionality and party bylaws dictates a compelling nine-month period of political mayhem. Men and women from the most elite classes...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles at the audience during the photo spray before the start of the Democratic debate on Saturday, Nov. 14. The debate took place in Sheslow Auditorium on Drake University's campus. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Clinton outpacing Democratic rivals in Iowa ground game

Quentin Misiag, [email protected] November 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s cash-rich political army continues to dominate Iowa’s Democratic landscape by the sheer number of lucrative endorsements, full-time staff and organizing offices.Iowa’s largest public...

From left: Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley exit the stage at Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University in Des Moines. The three candidates are at the university for the second Democratic presidential candidate of the presidential nomination election cycle. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kaschel)

4 takeaways from the Democratic debate in Des Moines

November 14, 2015

DES MOINES — The second Democratic debate has officially wrapped up at Drake University. The three Democratic presidential hopefuls — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie...

A national network news team sets up to cover a presidential stump speech in Iowa on Oct. 18, 2015.  State Republican insiders say there are four must-hit events that GOP presidential hopefuls should attend before the 2016 Iowa Caucus. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Four must-hit GOP events before the 2016 Iowa Caucus

October 20, 2015

From a new fall festival complete with trick-or-treating to a Christian-conservative conference, there are the four must-attend events if Republicans want to win over Iowa caucus-goers, insiders tell The...

Real Estate Mogul Donald Trump talks during the Family Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium in Ames on Saturday, July 18, 2015. Each candidate had 20 to 25 minute to speak on stage. (The Daily Iowan/Jai Yeon Lee)

Trump’s brilliant immigration fallacy

August 3, 2015

In the swarming fury of Donald Trump headlines, simultaneously feeding his gluttonous quotes while regurgitating exactly what they thirst for, an underlying fallacy arises between his rhetoric and business...