by Luke Martz | May 6, 2026 | Campaigns, Congress
For those who weren’t among the hundreds gathered inside the bustling Ex-Guard Industries warehouse yesterday, the atmosphere in Des Moines felt less like a standard political stop and more like a high-energy celebration of the “Heartland Comeback.”...
by Luke Martz | Nov 7, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress, Governor
The final Iowa Poll by The Des Moines Register for the 2022 midterm election cycle has Republicans leading in almost every congressional and statewide race, including strong double-digit leads for key Republican incumbents. Conducted by pollster J. Ann Selzer, the...
by Luke Martz | Jan 11, 2022 | Campaigns, Party Politics, State Politics
The Republican Party of Iowa announced Tuesday its support for the Republican National Committees’ lawsuit against New York City. Recently, the world’s largest city by urban area enacted legislation that allows non-citizens to vote. “The Republican...
by Caleb Lillquist | Jan 10, 2022 | Education, Legislature, Opinion, State Politics, Taxation
Prominent Republicans gathered for the annual Iowa GOP Legislative breakfast to kick off the first day of the Iowa 2020 legislative session. The yearly event sets the tone for the session and is an opportunity for party members to socialize and share ideas and...
by Luke Martz | Aug 23, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress
Representative Cindy Axne is on the defensive after sharing false information in an interview with a Des Moines TV station. Axne, Iowa’s lone Democrat in Congress, said in the interview that hospitals in Iowa were full. Therefore, if an individual had a heart...
