Iowa’s campaign landscape is markedly different this year, with a Republican field seemingly frozen by Trump’s early announcement of a 2024 campaign. So far, only former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has visited this year, and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is making plans to stop by in the next few weeks.
The party is looking to bounce back from several consecutive poor showings in recent election cycles.
Jeff Kaufmann was unanimously re-elected Saturday as chair of the Republican Party of Iowa.
The Iowa Democratic Party said it is “looking into” the donations from leaders of a now-bankrupt cryptocurrency company.
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.
State officials certify vote in 3 Iowa House districts
“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.
Recount completed in Scott County
But Iowa senator slams Twitter emails during 2020 election
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.
The outcome remains the same and the results changed little in a recount of a close Linn County statehouse race.
The change sets up a showdown between the Iowa Democratic Party and the national Democrats, as state Democrats navigate complying with being booted from the early window while following state law.
Iowa, which experienced embarrassing problems tabulating the Democratic results in 2020, is largely a white state that would have no early role in winnowing Democratic presidential candidates.
Board to meet again after 3 recounts completed
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