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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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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...

(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)

Viewer’s guide: Nov. 14 Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines

November 14, 2015

By Quentin Misiag [email protected] The second Democratic presidential debate takes center stage Nov. 14, live from historic Drake University in Des Moines, fewer than 80 days until the first-in-the-nation...

Ironies of the Iowa caucuses

Ironies of the Iowa caucuses

September 9, 2015

By Brent Griffiths [email protected] Outsider candidates are not new to presidential politics nor the first-in-the-nation caucuses, but each of the Republican hopefuls will have to confront the...

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Senator Hillary Clinton waves to the crowd after her speech at the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa, on Sunday, September 16, 2007.  Clinton told the crowd what her goals will be if she is elected to the White House.

Politicians work Labor Day weekend

September 4, 2015

Some presidential candidates are taking advantage of the three-day weekend. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley will be back...

Biden’s Iowa support deep, loyal

Biden’s Iowa support deep, loyal

September 2, 2015

Should Vice President Joe Biden plunge into the 2016 White House race, these well-connected Iowa political activists would be right by his side in the first presidential nominating state, serving as key...

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 to head back to Iowa

September 2, 2015

Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley is keeping his word of commitment to visit all of the state’s 99 counties, and he will hunker down in the Hawkeye State during the Labor Day holiday...

Sanders pulls closer in poll

Sanders pulls closer in poll

Andrew Potocki, [email protected] August 31, 2015

The Clinton campaign received a wake-up call when a recent poll indicated the former secretary of State’s once-commanding lead in Iowa has fallen to just 7 points over rising candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders,...

O’Malley comfortable as underdog

O’Malley comfortable as underdog

August 31, 2015

By Quentin Misiag [email protected] When it comes to his current place in the polls, Martin O’Malley will admit he’s down. He’ll go as far as to confess that he’s an “unknown candidate”...

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Dems face college tuition

August 28, 2015

By Andrew Potocki [email protected] With the school year just starting at the University of Iowa and many students getting a good look at this semester’s expenses, the top-three Democratic candidates...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker waits to give a speech at the Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Walker attempted to connect to the Iowa audience by speaking about his time spent living in the state accompanied by a photo of himself as a child holding an Iowa state flag. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Walker tries to regain rhythm

August 28, 2015

Scott Walker’s trip through the wilderness. By Brent Griffiths [email protected] They could not be more opposite: one is a career politician who has been running for office since he dropped...

Students exercise their freedom by voting at one of the twelve polling stations in Iowa City on Nov. 4, 2014. (The Daily Iowan/McCall Radavich)

False candidates make their polling marks: What Deez Nuts and other faux candidates say about polling.

Brent Griffiths, [email protected] August 27, 2015

It may have taken an Iowa teenager, but businessman Donald Trump temporarily shared the political spotlight with another, albeit unlikely, challenger. Deez Nuts, 15-year-old Brady Olson of Wallingford,...

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)

O’Malley supporters hold house parties

August 27, 2015

At the top apartment of 118 N. Johnson St., sprawled on the living room floor, 13 University of Iowa students gathered to listen to former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley — who happened to be more than...