Pat Rynard

Pete Buttigieg is barreling toward an Iowa Caucus victory, and there’s not a damn thing anyone’s tweets can do about it. The month of December has given the South Bend Mayor his biggest challenges yet, including intense media questions over his work at McKinsey, attacks on his fundraising from all sides on the debate stage,…

They’re filling the gas tank back up in John Delaney’s big blue RV for a final blitz across Iowa in the last month leading up to the caucus. Delaney and his team will embark upon a 40-stop tour in January, focusing their time in many tiny towns in rural counties as he fights to hit…

On Pete Buttigieg’s first trip to Iowa as a presidential candidate, during a bitterly cold day in February, he made a stop at Iowa State University in Ames to speak with a group of college students. Over forty young voters showed up, a good turnout for a then-unknown contender, and Buttigieg gave an eloquent presentation…

Pete Buttigieg added two more Iowa legislators to his endorsement column today, both of them from Des Moines’ South Side. State Sen. Tony Bisignano and State Rep. Brian Meyer are announcing their backing of the South Bend Mayor today, adding two well-known legislators to his endorsement list that includes many local elected officials. State Sen.…

Julian Castro took his new campaign message of ending Iowa and New Hampshire’s status as the first presidential nominating states directly to Iowa caucus-goers last night. It did not go very well. Castro wanted to focus in on racial diversity and access problems with Iowa, and why that should end Iowa’s run as the first…

A group of ten African American leaders and elected officials are endorsing Sen. Elizabeth Warren for the Iowa Caucus, adding to her coalition-building efforts in the lead-off state. North Liberty City Councilmember Raquishia Harrington and Ankeny School Boardmember Deshara Bohanna both signed on for Warren’s campaign. “Elizabeth Warren is a progressive who leaves no issue…

After another campaign swing through Iowa that saw large crowds turn out for Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend Mayor announced a new set of endorsements from 20 Democratic and community leaders from across the state. Nine local elected officials, along with another four former elected officials, added their names to Buttigieg’s campaign. Those included Gary…

The December Democratic debate stage is back down to six contestants following Kamala Harris’ surprise withdrawal from the race today. But there’s several who could still slide in under the deadline to qualify. Tom Steyer did it just today by acquiring the number of individual donors needed; he already had four qualifying polls. Here’s where…