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The Democrats’ strong showing in the Mississippi Valley region contributes to a big blue wave in Iowa.
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Iowa experienced a big blue wave on Tuesday—and a big red wipeout.
Rarely have we seen such decisive results in an Iowa election.
Just go down the list:
Democrats won the governor’s race, the US Senate seat and three (yes,...
Ignore the slew of political ads and think about Nov. 4, the day after the election.
Photo by Elijah Mears on Unsplash
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The last month of a campaign cycle can distort a voter’s thinking.
Wall-to-wall TV ads that routinely lie and insult our intelligence, all-out candidate blitzes and a flood of contradictory...
Ashley Hinson can’t dodge Trump this time
US Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, and President Donald Trump. (Official photos)
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Bipartisan Ashley Hinson may have to drop her newly acquired first name.
The Republican Senate wannabe has been working for weeks to distance hers...
Election-year bribes won’t erase the high cost of living under Donald Trump
A rising Consumer Price Index. (Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
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Hey, Iowa. Did you get your bribe yet?
Across my social media feeds, I’ve seen multiple people telling how they got checks from the federal governme...
No, the steel plant incentives aren’t an argument for Amendment 1
The Iowa Legislature during the governor’s Condition of the State address. (Photo: Screengrab from Iowa PBS broadcast.)
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If the Iowa Legislature’s approval of massive tax incentives last week for a new steel plant proved anyt...
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For three decades, I wrote about politics, government and trends for a newspaper in the Quad-Cities along the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois. I'm on my own now, but I'm still creating honest, thoughtful journalism at a time when it's needed.
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