IOWA CITY, Iowa — An estimated 800 people packed inside the 700-seat Englert Theatre to hear Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour Saturday morning, while easily four times that number didn’t make it inside the Iowa City venue. In below-freezing temperatures, a line queued blocks from the theater at East Washington Street, […]
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Iowa remains red as 2024 election result...
UPDATE: Democrat Christina Bohannan asked for a recount on Nov. 14, 2024, for the race in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District against Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Results showed Bohannan was behind by about 800 votes, with the Associated Press reporting the challenger had 206,139 votes to 206,940 for Miller-Meeks. According to preliminary election results in Iowa, […]
Signs of the season: final election coun...
Political signs have come in all stripes this campaign season, reaching beyond the standard fare and the typical locations of support. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans — approximately 100 million as of Nov. 2 — have already cast their ballots in advance. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have soared in Iowa, with a record […]
Facebook called me an impersonator; here...
UPDATE: July 9, 2021 — One year after Facebook “unpublished” Homegrown on Facebook, still no answer as to why and no reply from them. Original Post: One month ago, on July 9, 2020, I found that my Homegrown Facebook page had been “unpublished.” No reason was given and there was no recourse. I thought it […]
Eyes on Iowa: photos from caucus night 2...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Nearly 250 people turned out for the Democratic caucus at Franklin Middle School in Cedar Rapids, one of more than 1,600 precinct sites across the state on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The Iowa caucuses constitute the first nominating contest in the 2020 presidential election. More: Snapshot of 2016 Iowa caucuses From […]
Photos: Bernie Sanders rally in Cedar Ra...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Bernie Sanders has attracted larger crowds in Iowa’s second-largest city, but the supporters who flocked to see him on Saturday, Dec. 7, appeared to hang onto the presidential hopeful’s every word. A gathering estimated at 350 people heard the Vermont senator speak for about 40 minutes in the gymnasium of Harding Middle […]
Photos: Elizabeth Warren in Cedar Rapids...
CEDAR RAPIDS — A crowd greeted Elizabeth Warren back to Cedar Rapids for a Saturday night town hall. More than 600 people turned out at Taft Middle School, 5200 E Ave NW, on Nov. 16 to see the Massachusetts senator, one of the leading Democratic presidential candidates. Speaking for nearly an hour, Warren touched on […]
Photos: Presidential field at Progress I...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Thousands of Iowans withstood sweltering heat to hear from nearly half of potential Democratic presidential candidates during the fifth annual Progress Iowa Corn Feed on Sunday, July 14. Though initially with 12 confirmed candidates, two didn’t make the event: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who left Iowa to address a […]