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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Campaign Poll Shows Cindy Axne With Narrow Lead In 3rd District
It’s been a tumultuous week in the Democratic primary to take on Congressman David Young in Iowa’s 3rd District, but a poll conducted just before the chaos and shared with Starting Line showed Cindy Axne with a narrow lead in the race. The Axne campaign commissioned a poll through ALG Research (John Anzalone’s firm), which…
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Ep19: Greenfield Fallout & IDP Chair Troy Price Interview
Iowa Starting Line Podcast producer Chance Dorland joins host Pat Rynard to discuss Theresa Greenfield’s failed attempt to recollect enough signatures to make it on the 3rd district primary ballot, followed by an interview with Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price about Democrats’ impressive candidate recruitment success for 2018.
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Greenfield Comes Up Just Short, Shakes Up 3rd District Race
Two short months ago, there were seven candidates running in the Democratic primary for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. Only three remain set to appear on the ballot as of today, though Theresa Greenfield is vowing to push on after coming up just short in her last-ditch effort to collect new petition signatures in one day.…
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Anti-Trump Welcome Sign For Ivanka Banned, Progress Iowa Says
Progress Iowa, a progressive issue advocacy group, had hoped to welcome Ivanka Trump to Des Moines on Monday with a billboard near the Des Moines airport. However, Lamar Advertising, the company that owns the signs, apparently dubbed their message as too “controversial” and rejected the design just a day and a half before it was…
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Iowa Democrats Fill 94% Of State Legislative Races
If Democrats needed one more sign of just how energized their voters are for the 2018 election, they got it on Friday evening at the end of candidate filings for Iowa state offices. Democratic candidates have stepped up to compete in 94% of all state legislative races, a major coup for the party who sees…
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Top Democrat Greenfield in Iowa 3rd District Race May Miss Ballot
Theresa Greenfield, a top contender for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, may not appear on the ballot after a last-minute problem was discovered yesterday with her petition signatures. Republican incumbent David Young will likely be a top target of national Democrats in this Des Moines-based swing district. Greenfield is one of six Democrats in a wide-open…
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Meet Tracy Freese, The Democrat Running For Bill Dix’s Vacant Seat
This wasn’t the election scenario Tracy Freese envisioned when she first launched her campaign to take on Bill Dix, but she’ll take it. A special election date of April 10 was just set yesterday by Governor Kim Reynolds to fill former Senate Majority Leader Dix’s seat in the Iowa Senate. It comes after the senator’s…
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More Resignations And Mounting Fallout From Bill Dix Scandal
The consequences of now-former Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix’s relationship with a lobbyist did not end with just with his abrupt resignation. Ripple effects from the scandal that shook the Statehouse continue to be felt in the Capitol and beyond. Here’s what’s happening: Top Senate Aide Steps Down Ed Failor, the senior aide to former…
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Democrat Tracy Freese Will Have Head Start In Race To Replace Dix
Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix’s abrupt resignation from the Iowa Senate following Iowa Starting Line’s article sets up a hurry-up-and-win special election for his now-vacant seat. When vacancies occur during the legislative session, the governor must schedule the election “at the earliest practical time” and give at least 18 days notice. It’s likely the special…
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Ep17: The Bill Dix Story & Interview With Andy McGuire
Following the resignation of Iowa Senate leader Bill Dix, Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard speaks with show producer Chance Dorland about how he obtained the video and the process by which he went about researching his exclusive article (that preceded the resignation by only about three and a half hours), followed by a interview with…
