by Jim Heath | Feb 12, 2020 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
Troy Price, the chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party who has been under siege since the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses last week descended into chaos, will step down. The veteran Iowa political strategist, who has held the state party’s top position since 2017,...
by Jim Heath | Feb 5, 2020 | 2020, Cyber Security, Headlines
This week the political universe turned upside down by the failure of the Iowa caucuses. Traditionally the event provides the first concrete tally after months of speculation about the presidential primary. But Monday night’s Democratic caucuses ended inconclusively...
by Jim Heath | Feb 4, 2020 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Delegates, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Headlines, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg took a narrow early lead over Bernie Sanders in the first wave of partial results from the Iowa caucuses today, as the state party released results from 62 percent of precincts. The partial results showed Buttigieg with 26.9 percent of the state’s...
by Jim Heath | Feb 3, 2020 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
The real winner of the Democratic Iowa Caucus may be former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg who chose to skip the convoluted contest altogether. Officials with the Iowa Democratic Party said that caucus results had been delayed because of efforts to do “quality...
by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Bernie Sanders, Delegates, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Headlines, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg
Tonight, Iowans will flock to school auditoriums, union halls, community centers and even a few private homes in 1,681 precincts across the state of Iowa to give us the first glimpse of how real voters feel about the race for the Democratic nomination for president....