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    Ep130: Castro Caucus Comments, AOC & Bernie in Iowa

     Pat Rynard sits down to discuss happenings from the last week in Iowa, including Secretary Julian Castro’s comments about Iowa’s place in the nomination process, a slip-up from the Steyer campaign, AOC’s trip to Iowa for three events with Bernie Sanders, a new Monmouth Iowa poll, candidate travel, ad buys and more.


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    Ep129: New Polls, Inside Audio From The Buttigieg Bus Trip

     Pat Rynard sits down to discusses new polls, travel and ad-buy updates with Josh Cook. After the break, we give you an inside ear on the Pete Buttigieg bus tour with a section of audio from Pete’s most recent on-the-record swing through Iowa.


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    Tom Steyer Calls For Big Up-Front Investment In Rural Plan

    At the tail end of last week, Tom Steyer rolled out his new rural plan, called “Partnerships with Rural Communities,” which calls for massive investments in rural areas and assets. “For centuries, the people who call rural America home did so because of its combination of beauty and opportunity. Rural communities feed the world, provide…


  • Politics

    Veteran Calls Out Joni Ernst On Health Care In New Iowa Ad

    Iowa Voices is running a new ad featuring an Iraq combat veteran named Dan, in which he speaks out against Sen. Joni Ernst’s continued votes to allow insurance companies to discriminate against people based on age and preexisting health conditions. In addition to a long line of votes from Ernst, the ad, titled “Dan,” refers to…


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    Ep128 Part 2: Second Half of the Liberty & Justice Celebration

     On part two of this special episode, we have the second half of Democratic presidential candidate speeches from Friday’s Liberty and Justice Celebration at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Here are some time-markers to skip to particular speeches if you don’t want to listen through 13 full-length speeches (over two-and-a-half hours worth). Michael…


  • News

    Ep128 Part 1: First Half of the Liberty & Justice Celebration

     On part one of this special episode, we have the first half of Democratic presidential candidate speeches from Friday’s Liberty and Justice Celebration at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Here are some time-markers to skip to particular speeches if you don’t want to listen through 13 full-length speeches (over two-and-a-half hours worth). Pete…


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    Robin Stone Passes Away, But Her Health Care Fight Lives On

    “If I sound a little angry, it’s because I am,” Robin Stone told me, the first time I spoke to her on the phone, just a couple months before she passed away on November 3, ending her battle with thyroid cancer. She had told me her story, a chronological look at the events that fell…


  • Politics

    Iowans Protest Ernst, Grassley’s Votes For Junk Insurance Plans

    Several Iowans with preexisting conditions, along with State Sen. Claire Celsi and State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst, rallied at the Neal Smith Federal Building this morning to protest Sen. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley’s votes from Wednesday to allow junk insurance plans, a rule put forth by the Trump administration. “The vote that [Ernst and Grassley]…


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    Ep127: Liberty and Justice Celebration Preview w/ Troy Price

     Pat Rynard sits down with Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price to talk about tomorrow’s Liberty and Justice (LJ) Celebration in Des Moines. There will be 14 candidates speaking, hold rallies and marches beforehand, and even afterparties.


  • Politics

    Joni Ernst Votes to Uphold Short-Term, Junk Insurance Plans

    The Senate today killed a measure from Senate Democrats to overturn the ruling on the Trump administration’s expansion of short-term health insurance plans. The short-term plans, frequently referred to as ‘junk plans,’ are non-ACA compliant, and are not required to cover people with pre-existing conditions. These plans offer immediate insurance options, without anything close to…