Paige Godden

The packets the Polk County Democrats will send to the largest of their 177 precincts in preparation for caucus night weigh as much as a baby each. They’ll weigh in at nearly 20 pounds once they’re ready to go. “The fact that we even call them a packet — these are boxes,” said Judy Downs,…

The packets the Polk County Democrats will send to the largest of their 177 precincts in preparation for caucus night weigh as much as a baby each. They’ll weigh in at nearly 20 pounds once they’re ready to go. “The fact that we even call them a packet — these are boxes,” said Judy Downs,…

From celebrities and athletes to spouses and friends, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have brought about everyone imaginable into Iowa in 2019 and 2020. It’s a good way for the candidates to keep a presence when they themselves can’t be in Iowa, to rally their volunteers, or to boost the excitement at major rallies. And…

Former Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell and two state representatives are among those who announced their endorsements for Joe Biden for president this morning. Campbell, who backed Hillary Clinton in 2016, is praising Biden’s work on the Violence Against Women Act. “As a United States Senator, Joe Biden did something nobody else could do —…

Iowa state Reps. Chris Hall of Sioux City and Monica Kurth of Davenport, along with state Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids, all endorsed Senator Amy Klobuchar in the Iowa Caucus this morning. Hall and Kurth announced their endorsement when they joined other current legislators who have already backed Klobuchar at a news conference in…

Most polling in Iowa has shown voters placing Sen. Elizabeth Warren as their preferred second choice option in race, an important advantage for her in the realignment phase of caucus night. But with so many other candidates dropping out before Feb. 3, those second choice movements are already playing out in Warren’s favor beforehand. Today,…

At a town hall event in Indianola today, Joe Biden went after Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for mischaracterizing a statement the former vice president made about Social Security during a speech at the Brookings Institution in April of 2018. During a question and answer session at the Indianola town hall, a woman told Biden she…

The American Postal Workers Union Local 44 of Central Iowa has endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president, the campaign announced today. “Senator Bernie Sanders stands for the working class people of this country,” said DMI APWU Local 44 President Mike Bates. “He will fight for postal banking that would bring in revenue to the Postal…

Fifteen Latina, Latino and Latinx elected officials and activists from Iowa have joined 100 other Latino leaders from across the nation in endorsing Senator Elizabeth Warren for president. Among those who endorsed Warren is Alfonso Medina, a small business owner in Marhsalltown. Medina, who introduced Julian Castro at a recent Elizabeth Warren event in Marshalltown, moved…