Dave Price is joined by professional political analysts Kathie Obradovich and Laura Belin discussIowa politics through refreshing, in-depth conversations about politics in this state.
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Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/22/26
We started with the Cook Political Report’s new ratings: the U.S. Senate race moved from Leans Republican to Toss-Up, and the governor’s race moved from Toss-Up to Leans Democrat. We talked about why. Tight polling, a president underwater i...
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/15/26
We split up this week: Laura hit the Wing Ding in Clear Lake, Dave went to the Field of Dreams game. Both nights ran long.
Wing Ding drew its best crowd since 2019, about 750 people, with Mark Kelly headlining and fueling more 2028 specula...
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/9/26
We welcome first-time guest Shane Vander Hart this week. He writes at shanevanderhart.com. Please give him a follow while you’re there.
We dug into school choice first. Rob Sand wants to bring back the ESA income cap and add audits, while...
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 7/25/26
Kathie’s team at Iowa Capital Dispatch broke a story on a 119-page study the Reynolds administration commissioned on letting community colleges offer four-year degrees, then sat on for months. The findings: Iowa doesn’t really have “educati...
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 7/19/26
Firstly, Kathie is on the road and fighting off some wildfire smoke in Chicago, which set the tone for a conversation about just how bad conditions got in the Midwest last week.
Then it was on to the big events: Democrats’ Liberty and Just...
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