The Iowa presidential caucuses are usually a nail-biter. But with a sardine-packed field of Democratic candidates and the Senate’s impeachment trial cluttering some of their schedules, clarity this year is especially scarce. CONT. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times Read more »
Iowa: Biden Leads and Rural Issues Fuel Klobuchar Movement
Focus on Rural America Co-Founders former Iowa Lt. Gov Patty Judge and Jeff Link released the results of their latest poll on a conference call with reporters Monday morning. This is the 6th quarterly poll from Focus on Rural America which began tracking presidential preferences and issues in September of […] Read more »
Why Klobuchar and Yang supporters may be the most powerful Iowans on caucus night
The most consequential moment of the Iowa caucuses won’t be the first time that people across the state line up in support of their preferred candidate on February 3. It will be when they do it for the second time — and it has the chance to give supporters of […] Read more »
Warren Goes on Offense
This week, we break down the winners and losers of the final Democratic primary debate before the Iowa caucuses. Plus, we deep-dive into two new polls out of the Hawkeye State. Then, we discuss what Cory Booker’s exit might reveal about Democratic voters’ priorities. The Forecast Fest Read more »
What we learned about the Democratic field from Tuesday’s debate
This was not the debate anyone expected, but it was perhaps the debate that voters needed. … The CNN-Des Moines Register debate Tuesday night at Drake University did not feature the expected — choose your favorite journalistic cliché — no holds barred/gloves-are-off/there will be blood on the floor exchanges between […] Read more »
Amy Klobuchar is Iowa’s biggest wild card
For most of the primary, “anything can happen” has been the mantra of reporters, analysts and pundits alike. But that’s not really true anymore. The top-tier candidates – Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg – all have real support in early states and a plausible path to […] Read more »