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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Meet The Republicans Caucusing For Elizabeth Warren
Standing in Elizabeth Warren’s corner on caucus night will be dozens of current or former Republicans and Donald Trump voters, and at least one former Ted Cruz precinct captain will be volunteering to bring out more. The Warren campaign today is rolling out the public endorsements of over 40 Iowans who used to call the…
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Dems’ Caucus Campaigning Takes Toll On Trump’s Iowa Numbers
A year of hearing from the Democratic candidates who wish to replace Donald Trump in the White House has had an impact on Iowa voters, it seems. The recent Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll shows only 34% of registered Iowa voters would definitely vote to reelect Trump. Another 44% is definitely set to vote for someone…
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Buttigieg Endorsed By Suburban Rep., Women’s Rights Leader, Mayors
Pete Buttigieg is headed into the Democratic debate in Des Moines next week with a new group of prominent Iowa endorsers. State Rep. Kristin Sunde, a first-term legislator who flipped a Republican district in 2018, announced her backing of the former South Bend mayor today, as did Iowa women’s rights advocate Kirsten Anderson and 23…
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Buttigieg Endorsed By Suburban Rep., Women’s Rights Leader, Mayors
Pete Buttigieg is headed into the Democratic debate in Des Moines next week with a new group of prominent Iowa endorsers. State Rep. Kristin Sunde, a first-term legislator who flipped a Republican district in 2018, announced her backing of the former South Bend mayor today, as did Iowa women’s rights advocate Kirsten Anderson and 23…
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Buttigieg Endorsed By Suburban Rep., Women’s Rights Leader, Mayors
Pete Buttigieg is headed into the Democratic debate in Des Moines next week with a new group of prominent Iowa endorsers. State Rep. Kristin Sunde, a first-term legislator who flipped a Republican district in 2018, announced her backing of the former South Bend mayor today, as did Iowa women’s rights advocate Kirsten Anderson and 23…
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As Caucus Night Nears, Viable Options Dwindle
There was a time, back in late October, where it looked like we were headed toward an absolute cluster on caucus night. No less than 15 candidates had sizable field teams in the state and were visiting often, putting together bases of support across the state regardless of whether they were at 1% or 20%…
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As Caucus Night Nears, Viable Options Dwindle
There was a time, back in late October, where it looked like we were headed toward an absolute cluster on caucus night. No less than 15 candidates had sizable field teams in the state and were visiting often, putting together bases of support across the state regardless of whether they were at 1% or 20%…
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The Timeline Of A Candidate’s Response To Foreign Crisis
Whenever a major political or world event happens, the attention during this presidential primary quickly turns to how the individual Democratic candidates will respond. Where’s their statement on the matter? Will they tweet out a response? What will the candidate say in a press gaggle? With the way news spreads so quickly on Twitter now,…
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The Other Health Care Battle 2020 Dems Should Prepare For
For the better part of the year, the Democratic field has debated the best way to expand health care access to all Americans. Is a public option enough? How can Medicare for All be fully implemented? Should private insurance still play a role? The first real health care battle, however, should any of them get…
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Iowa Starting Line Closes Out Our Best Year Yet
The clock is ticking down on the end of 2019, though here in the Starting Line office, we’re mostly just concerned with who’s covering what candidate this weekend. I thought it would be nice to take a moment to look back at the very exciting, transformative year we’ve had at Starting Line, one in which…
