Isabella Murray

Realignment trends in a suburban Iowa precinct Monday night proved Pete Buttigieg to be the strongest second choice of caucus-goers, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren not far behind. Iowans caucused in Ankeny 10, a largely white, affluent community on the outskirts of Des Moines, in a local elementary school surrounded by new housing developments. With eight…

The nation’s progressive movement was on full display in Iowa while Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders and his friends made their final pitch ahead of caucus day. And momentum suggests they might be on the cusp of victory. In one last push for Iowans’ support, Sanders on Saturday stressed the importance of high voter turnout, his…

Over the summer, Evi Steyer attended a “Fridays for the Future” rally in London. The global school strike for the climate was uplifting, but afterward she felt frustrated by the lack of initiative taken by elected officials on climate change. So, she called her presidential candidate father, Tom Steyer, for consolation. “I felt like we…

Dr. Jill Biden’s arrival at a Des Moines gay bar on Wednesday surprised some regular customers, but it also may have bumped her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden, higher on some caucus-goers’ lists. With less than a week until caucus night, the former Second Lady hosted an LGBTQ happy hour at the Blazing Saddle…

A sisterhood of Yang supporters spent Sunday morning in Davenport wearing last night’s makeup and subdued hair curls, laughing in pajamas around their kitchen island between sips of coffee and bites of homemade strawberry shortcake. They’re a group of women (plus a few men), ranging in age from 19 to 71 from cities across the country,…

A sisterhood of Yang supporters spent Sunday morning in Davenport wearing last night’s makeup and subdued hair curls, laughing in pajamas around their kitchen island between sips of coffee and bites of homemade strawberry shortcake. They’re a group of women (plus a few men), ranging in age from 19 to 71 from cities across the country,…

Endorsements from celebrities prominent in alternative media spheres could strengthen progressive candidates amid questions of electability. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders recently saw surrogate visits or new endorsements from big names in the world of podcasting, TV shows and documentary films. Podcaster and TV star Jonathan Van Ness, podcaster Joe Rogan and filmmaker Michael Moore’s…

Endorsements from celebrities prominent in alternative media spheres could strengthen progressive candidates amid questions of electability. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders recently saw surrogate visits or new endorsements from big names in the world of podcasting, TV shows and documentary films. Podcaster and TV star Jonathan Van Ness, podcaster Joe Rogan and filmmaker Michael Moore’s…

Endorsements from celebrities prominent in alternative media spheres could strengthen progressive candidates amid questions of electability. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders recently saw surrogate visits or new endorsements from big names in the world of podcasting, TV shows and documentary films. Podcaster and TV star Jonathan Van Ness, podcaster Joe Rogan and filmmaker Michael Moore’s…

It was Sunday morning in Davenport when Elizabeth Warren was asked about her chances at being elected in a general election compared to some of the field’s more moderate candidates. “What would you say to us?” A woman asked, after saying she was between caucusing for Warren and someone like Pete Buttigieg or Joe Biden.…