The party is looking to bounce back from several consecutive poor showings in recent election cycles.
Articles Tagged: Iowa Democratic Party
Government & Politics Jan. 28, 2023 5:00 am5d ago
Steering committee members vote Saturday on new chair and a proposal to establish a committee focused on winning elections.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Jan. 16, 2023 4:54 pm16d ago
With the commencement of the legislative session in the Iowa Statehouse, the debate over one of its focal issues, education …
Government & Politics Jan. 9, 2023 8:08 am24d ago
Iowa Democrats face a rocky road ahead as the party looks to rebuild after another election cycle that saw Republicans expand their control over the state lawmaking process -- and the loss of its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 6, 2023 5:27 pm26d ago
Democrats remain in the minority in the upcoming legislative session, having lost seats in both the House and Senate in the 2022 election, with Republicans gaining a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate.
Government & Politics Jan. 6, 2023 5:16 pm26d ago
State party seeks a conditional waiver from national party
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 21, 2022 5:54 pm42d ago
The Iowa Democratic Party said it is “looking into” the donations from leaders of a now-bankrupt cryptocurrency company.
Government & Politics Dec. 19, 2022 6:00 am45d ago
Linn County Democrats gathered at their monthly meeting last week to discuss the 2022 midterm election results -- what went well and what the Iowa Democratic Party needs to do better to avoid future drubbings.
Government & Politics Dec. 23, 2022 12:49 pm40d ago
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Ross Wilburn will step down as leader of the party, after Democrats faced a drubbing in the midterm elections and a vote by national Democrats to strip Iowa of its first-in-the-nation caucuses.
News Dec. 11, 2022 6:00 am53d ago
“It has been a lonely process,” said Scott Brennan, the only Iowan on the DNC rules committee and one of only two members to vote against the proposal.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Dec. 11, 2022 6:00 am54d ago
Displeased or not, most can agree that the fate of Iowa Democrats’ leadoff status was sealed three years ago on Feb. 3, 2020
Tom Barton, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 4, 2022 6:00 am60d ago
The move, designed to give people of color a more prominent role in the presidential nominating process, could have huge ramifications for Democratic politics in Iowa and the national campaign process.
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 18, 2022 5:44 pm75d ago
Iowa’s Scott Brennan said at first it felt like national Democrats sought only to punish Iowa over the botched reporting of the 2020 caucus results
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 17, 2022 4:26 pm76d ago
Republican former President Donald Trump’s announced launch of a third White House run received a muted response from Iowa Republicans Wednesday, including from those whom Trump backed in last week’s midterm elections.
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 13, 2022 8:30 am81d ago
By and large, Tuesday night was a drubbing for Democrats in Iowa up and down the ballot.