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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Ep101: Marianne Williamson Interview & IA-03 Candidates
The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard interviews presidential candidate Marianne Williamson about her proposals for a Department of Children and Youth and a Department of Peace, and what someone from outside the political system could bring to the White House. Plus, we talk with Patty Judge about candidates for IA-02, IA-03, and the Senate.
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Klobuchar Draws From Family History For Mental Health Proposal
A topic frequently debated on the 2018 Iowa campaign trail is now making its way through the caucus conversation, with Senator Amy Klobuchar holding several events on mental health care reform in Iowa this weekend. It was part of her roll-out for her new mental health and addiction policy proposal, one that comes with a…
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Ep100: Rob Sand Joins Our 100th Episode Celebration
It’s Iowa Starting Line’s 100th podcast episode! Presidential candidates, past guests, and friends of Starting Line call in to join the program. And we interview State Auditor Rob Sand on his latest statewide town hall trip, how Democrats should talk about faith, and whether Sand will run against Joni Ernst in 2020.
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The Old And The New Of Joe Biden’s 2020 Pitch In Iowa
He’s back. Embarking on his third attempt to win the presidency, former Vice President Joe Biden returned to Iowa this week for public events in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Iowa City, and Des Moines. He enters the incredibly crowded 2020 Democratic primary as the clear front-runner in most recent polling. Iowans have seen Biden up close…
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Sign Up For Starting Line’s Caucus Round-Up Email Newsletter
Want to keep up to date on everything happening in the Iowa Caucus each week? Iowa Starting Line has you covered! We will be launching a thrice-weekly subscription-based email next week. Our Starting Line Caucus Round-Up emails will come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning, and will put all the information you need to…
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Ep99: What Passed & What Didn’t At The Statehouse This Year
The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks with Statehouse reporters Erin Murphy and Caroline Cummings about what last-minute bills made it through the legislative session this year, which wrapped up over the weekend.
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Joni Ernst Seems To Blame Students For Rising Student Loan Debt
Senator Joni Ernst seemed to suggest today that a major driver of high student loan debt is students borrowing more than they need in order to spend it on personal costs. She related a story about a college friend spending his loan money on his girlfriend’s rent as an example of the problem facing indebted…
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Ep98: Elizabeth Warren Interview & Andy McKean Switch
The Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard interviews Senator Elizabeth Warren about her student loan debt cancellation plan, anti-trust laws, impeachment proceedings, and whether her dog Bailey might ever visit Iowa. Plus, Pat talks about State Representative Andy McKean’s decision to join the Democratic Party.
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Steve King Compares Himself To Jesus Christ
Congressman Steve King is going through a trying time in the U.S. House right now, but he said today it’s given him special insight into someone who he feels faced a similar trial. That person is Jesus Christ. As the Sioux City Journal reported, while at one of his town hall forums in Cherokee County…
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Party Switch: State Rep. Andy McKean Flips From R To D
State Representative Andy McKean is switching sides. The Republican legislator from Jones County has decided to leave his party and join Democrats in the Iowa House. He will re-register as a Democrat later this week back at home, and currently plans on running for reelection as a Democrat. “I found myself increasingly uncomfortable with the…
