Pat Rynard founded Iowa Starting Line in 2015. He still keeps a close eye on Iowa politics, his dog’s name is Frank, and football season is his favorite time of year.
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New Poll: Joni Ernst Only Up 1 In Reelect Race
A new poll out this morning shows the Iowa Senate race in a dead heat for a potential November matchup between Sen. Joni Ernst and Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield. Ernst leads Greenfield by a single point, 43% to 42%, in a survey from Public Policy Polling released this morning that was conducted April 30 to…
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New Poll: Joni Ernst Only Up 1 In Reelect Race
A new poll out this morning shows the Iowa Senate race in a dead heat for a potential November matchup between Sen. Joni Ernst and Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield. Ernst leads Greenfield by a single point, 43% to 42%, in a survey from Public Policy Polling released this morning that was conducted April 30 to…
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New Poll: Joni Ernst Only Up 1 In Reelect Race
A new poll out this morning shows the Iowa Senate race in a dead heat for a potential November matchup between Sen. Joni Ernst and Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield. Ernst leads Greenfield by a single point, 43% to 42%, in a survey from Public Policy Polling released this morning that was conducted April 30 to…
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Reynolds’ Approval Among Lowest In Country For Pandemic Response
Iowans do not agree with their state’s overall plans to reopen large sections of the economy starting tomorrow, a sweeping new national poll of the public’s thoughts on the coronavirus shows. And Gov. Kim Reynolds’ handling of the pandemic rates among the lowest for U.S. governors, above only five others who also resisted calls to…
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Reynolds’ Approval Among Lowest In Country For Pandemic Response
Iowans do not agree with their state’s overall plans to reopen large sections of the economy starting tomorrow, a sweeping new national poll of the public’s thoughts on the coronavirus shows. And Gov. Kim Reynolds’ handling of the pandemic rates among the lowest for U.S. governors, above only five others who also resisted calls to…
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Protections Aren’t “Punishment,” Governor
If you watch Gov. Kim Reynolds’ press conferences every day like several of us at Starting Line do, you know they fall into a general routine. The Governor and health leaders talk vaguely about metrics and data, which they’re using to make decisions except when they’re not. They repeat generic “If you’re sick, stay home”…
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Protections Aren’t “Punishment,” Governor
If you watch Gov. Kim Reynolds’ press conferences every day like several of us at Starting Line do, you know they fall into a general routine. The Governor and health leaders talk vaguely about metrics and data, which they’re using to make decisions except when they’re not. They repeat generic “If you’re sick, stay home”…
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Protections Aren’t “Punishment,” Governor
If you watch Gov. Kim Reynolds’ press conferences every day like several of us at Starting Line do, you know they fall into a general routine. The Governor and health leaders talk vaguely about metrics and data, which they’re using to make decisions except when they’re not. They repeat generic “If you’re sick, stay home”…
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Iowa Absentee Ballot Requests Breaking Records; Here’s Where They’re From
Iowa’s 2020 primary is certain to hit a record for the number of voters casting their ballot by mail. As of Monday, 41,886 absentee ballots had already been requested for the June 2 primary, more than the 38,218 total absentee/early votes in the entirety of the 2016 primary. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Iowa Absentee Ballot Requests Breaking Records; Here’s Where They’re From
Iowa’s 2020 primary is certain to hit a record for the number of voters casting their ballot by mail. As of Monday, 41,886 absentee ballots had already been requested for the June 2 primary, more than the 38,218 total absentee/early votes in the entirety of the 2016 primary. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,…
