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What's the Matter With Iowa Poll? Dec. 18, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Des Moines Register headline read: "Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald... Read More
The MAGA Attack on Joni Ernst Dec. 12, 2024
The first woman combat veteran to serve in the Senate, and a sexual assault survivor, Iowa Sen. Joni... Read More
Trump Is Secretariat. DeSantis and Haley are Headed for the Glue Factory. Jan. 21, 2024
Donald J. Trump is the closest thing to Secretariat that we've ever seen in American politics. Do y... Read More
Iowa's Silver Lining Jan. 19, 2024
No question that a 30-point victory for Trump was not the ideal outcome of the Iowa caucuses. Voters... Read More
No Gary Hart Bounce for DeSantis or Haley Jan. 19, 2024
Forty years ago, when Walter Mondale won 49% in Iowa's Democratic caucuses, far ahead of Gary Hart's... Read More
Nothing DeSantis Did or Didn't Do Would Have Made Any Difference Jan. 19, 2024
There's a lot of talk about Ron DeSantis' poor showing in the Iowa caucus. It's destroyed his future... Read More
After Iowa, It's Time for Republicans to Rally to Trump Jan. 19, 2024
Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee for president. Some rival campaigns may yet persi... Read More
Donald Trump Wins Jan. 18, 2024
What does it mean that a majority of Iowa Republicans braved freezing cold weather to go out and cau... Read More
'Free Media' for Trump Feels Like 2016 Again Jan. 17, 2024
WASHINGTON — When The Associated Press called Monday's Iowa caucus for Donald Trump around 5:3... Read More
Democrats Are Learning How to Win Dec. 06, 2022
By removing the Iowa caucuses as the first stop in picking a presidential candidate, would Democrats... Read More
The Whimsical, Wonderful, Unexpected Art of Davenport, Iowa Oct. 30, 2022
By Jim Farber It is one of the most famous and easily recognizable paintings of the 19th century: Ge... Read More
Eat Your Way Through the Quad Cities Oct. 29, 2022
By Jim Farber We are by nature a migratory species. We either go where food is plentiful, or when we... Read More
These Mississippi River Towns Offer Real Surprises Oct. 23, 2022
By Jim Farber As the plane taking me home rose and banked to the west, it crossed the Mississippi Ri... Read More
Iowa Republican Governor Attacked For 'Racist' Political Ad Oct. 06, 2022
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, a white female who is running for reelection against a black fema... Read More
The Open Road to 2024 Jul. 16, 2022
The prospects of a rematch on the 2020 presidential race seem to grow dimmer every day. Biden versus... Read More
Iowa Caucus 'Debacle': Worse Than We 'Thaw't' Feb. 19, 2020
Well, we finally found something that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on: The Democratic Io... Read More
After the Iowa Caucuses Disaster, Let's Bring Back the Smoke-Filled Room Feb. 06, 2020
This year's Iowa caucuses were a pratfall shackled to a debacle and wrapped inside a horror. The fai... Read More
In Defense of Iowa Jan. 18, 2020
We have reached that time in every presidential nominating year when distinguished, national opinion... Read More
America's Troubled Waters Nov. 19, 2019
CRESCO, Iowa — If you come to this rural Iowa town, you'll learn about a problem that may soun... Read More
Charity Lawsuit Admission Underscores That Trump's Priority Is Always Himself Nov. 13, 2019
Surprise, surprise: In a $2 million lawsuit settlement, President Donald Trump has formally admitted... Read More
