Iowa Dem Chair: longtime HRC fundraiser & supporter, declared a winner...
1. Dr. Andy McGuire is the chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party.2. She called the winner of the Iowa Democratic Caucus’: ….at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Andy McGuire...
View ArticleHow the Caucus Came to be Chaotic
We have seen videos of the chaotic Iowa caucus procedures. Citizens crammed into schoolrooms, struggling to count up how many people are for who, and such. We have heard stories of people tossing coins...
View ArticleSolving the Mystery of Delegate Counts With Arithmetic!
As the primary election season rolls forward, some voters may be surprised to see that the returns from various states don't always match the proportion of delegates that the candidates...
View Article2/3/16 TILT (THINGS I LEARNED TODAY)
February is Black History MonthToday isNational Carrot Cake DayNational Day the Music Died DayOn this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were all killed in a plane crash. Don...
View ArticleThoughts on Iowa for Bernie vs. Hillary:
Thoughts on Iowa for Bernie vs. Hillary: A 0.3% difference is not a "victory", it is a tie. The Iowa caucus was not "winner take all", so the delegates are pretty much evenly divided. The next step is...
View ArticleWhy Millennials are falling in love with Bernie Sanders
On Monday, Hillary Clinton eked out a narrow victory over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses, winning by the narrowest margin in history: 49.9 to 49.6 percent. MSNBC's coverage of one caucus...
View ArticleDemocrats' Iowa secrecy starts to smell funny: Des Moines Register
Herb Strentz, the former executive secretary of the Iowa FOI Council, still lives in Iowa and attends the caucuses. He’s among those who have tried to pry the actual vote tallies out of the Iowa...
View Article2/4/16 TILT (THINGS I LEARNED TODAY)
February is Black History MonthToday isThank a Mail Carrier DayHomemade Soup DayCreate a Vacuum Day1) A Federal Grand Jury has handed down indictments for 16 of the participants in the Oregon Malheur...
View ArticleCartoon: Corn candidates
xVimeo VideoNow that a couple of the tinier states in the Union are trying their best to decide the next leader of the free world, let’s take a look at what just happened in Iowa. It looks like God was...
View ArticleIOWA BACK IN CONTENTION! Tallies are shifting as state party officials review...
It remains unclear which campaign is entitled to the bragging rights as to who won the Iowa Caucus. The Iowa state party is addressing the respective candidate’s campaigns’ concerns and attempting to...
View ArticleHow many delegates have to be stolen before we say something is fishy?
Woodbury County No. 43. Only one person shows up to caucus. He votes for Bernie. Is outraged to find out Hillary got his delegate. Strange.But that’s not the only fishy outcome. Per USA...
View ArticleMarco Rubio is no moderate
In the years before he became legendary for delivering the thirstiest State of the Union response ever, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was peddling another legend. On his path to becoming speaker of the...
View ArticleIowa polling live- interesting tidbits Bernie 2-3% win per what needs to be...
Per what needs to be reported Bernie should end up with 2-3% win.-Looking at the exit polling data by political identity, gender & age (Hillary up 1.8%) Exit polling is a fast snap shot. (Tie big...
View ArticleLet's not party like it's 1984
In the wake of this week’s New York primary, Hillary Clinton’s path to securing the Democratic nomination for president seems increasingly clear. What is less certain is how the candidates, their...
View ArticleListen To The Trump Supporters
Since the election, there’s been more than a few people on the left side of the political spectrum who have been calling for us to “go outside the bubble” and “listen to Trump voters.”So we did. Many...
View ArticleMueller indictment alleges that Russians claimed fraud in Iowa Caucuses event
Did anyone else catch this nugget in the indictment today? Thanks to the Des Moines Register, we have a story on how the Russians allegedly messed with the public analysis and discussion in the...
View ArticleBig Changes Are Coming to Iowa’s 2020 Caucuses, by Steven Rosenfeld
By Steven RosenfeldThis article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute.The Iowa Democratic Party is preparing to implement the most sweeping and radical changes to...
View Article#2020Primary: when you live in Iowa, have no money, but want to contribute -...
I thought I would contribute to the unofficial series with my 2 cents:Short bio: I am a 44 year old, White cis male heterosexual living in Des Moines, Iowa. I have been here, under 2 different user...
View ArticleDispatches From the 2020 Iowa Caucus Pt. 1
Thursday, January 31, 2019I rode into Iowa on the back of a polar vortex. Temperatures were below freezing, the windchill south of minus-twenty. Visibility had been fine for much of the drive up I-74...
View ArticleDispatches From The Iowa Caucus Pt. 2
Friday, February 1, 2019It was sunny and above freezing when I departed early the next morning and drove out into the rural expanse of western Iowa. Specifically, I was headed to Carroll, a small...
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