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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Tonight's the night: Who to follow

Tonight’s the night: Who to follow

February 1, 2016

It's Feb. 1, and everyone in Iowa knows what that means. The Daily Iowan has reporters stationed throughout Johnson County and Des Moines covering tonight's caucuses. Here's who to follow to stay updated...

Illustration by Zebedia Wahls

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...

Singer Katy Perry takes the stage in Des Moines on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Perry performed and announced her support for Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential election. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Surrogates don’t sway locals

Rebecca Morin, [email protected] January 28, 2016

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hooted and hollered to Iowa State University students in support of Republican candidate Donald Trump. Singer Demi Lovato performed her smash hit “Confidant” to University...

Guest opinion: Why I support Sanders

Guest opinion: Why I support Sanders

January 28, 2016

This is the story of how I came to support Sen. Bernie Sanders. It’s a true story — or at least as true as a fading memory can provide. Some 40 years ago in Washington, I agreed to host a series...

Trump eyes foray into IC

Trump eyes foray into IC

Brent Griffiths, [email protected] January 26, 2016

  In June 2015, businessman Donald Trump stumped like almost any other presidential hopeful at Brown Deer Golf Course Ballroom in Coralville. Around 200 people showed up, not a paltry crowd, but...

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)

Democrats square off one final time

Rebecca Morin, [email protected] January 26, 2016

Presidential candidates will have to soon face the music in Iowa. On Monday evening, the Democratic presidential candidates held a town hall in Des Moines a week before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation...

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders looks out into the crowd as he is introduced at the 2015 Iowa Democratic Hal of Fame inside the Double Tree Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Friday, July 17, 2015. Sanders' campaign has seen a dramatic increase in support in the past weeks. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Editorial: Sanders’s health-care plan too idealistic

January 22, 2016

Just hours before the Democratic presidential debate on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., released his plan for universal health care provided by the U.S. government. The plan, which relies heavily on...

In this Nov. 14, 2015, photo, Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, makes a point as Bernie Sanders listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa. Clinton and Sanders are outlining the steps on Nov. 19, they would take to combat the Islamic State group, each making major speeches less than a week after the deadly attacks in Paris. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Can Clinton regain control of the Democratic race?

January 22, 2016

Samuel Studer [email protected] As the caucuses approach, the few closest to Hillary Clinton believe she underestimated Sen. Bernie Sanders in the race for president. Clinton early on was not able...

Newton: The importance of the youth vote

Newton: The importance of the youth vote

January 22, 2016

Sydney Newton [email protected] Amid the vast amounts of political gossip, commercials, and everything else, people seem to have formed somewhat of an idea about whom they are going to vote for...

Hillary Clinton thanks Demi Lovato in the IMU on Thursday. Lovato performed four songs before Clinton took to the stage to try to persuade people to caucus for her on Feb 1. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Clinton rally features celeb

Quentin Misiag, [email protected] January 22, 2016

  Fresh off the release of a new national poll that places her second in the Democratic presidential horse race, Hillary Clinton campaigned with self-assurance on Thursday in Iowa City, alongside...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders waves to the crowd during the photo spray before the start of the Democratic debate on Saturday, Nov. 14. The debate took place in Carnegie Hall on Drake University's campus. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Young voters turn to Sanders

Matthew Jack, [email protected] January 21, 2016

  Hillary Clinton has identified herself as a champion for women’s rights, citing gender issues such as pay inequality and reproductive rights as key parts of her campaign, but that hasn’t...

Lane: Does your home state affect your values?

Lane: Does your home state affect your values?

January 21, 2016

Joe Lane [email protected] “The bromance is over,” said Donald Trump following the Jan. 15 Republican presidential debate. Trump’s declaration refers to his once-amicable relationship with...