New post: Dave Leshtz recalls working for Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign in Iowa: "the most exhilarating, inspiring, and illuminating of all the campaigns Iโ€™ve worked on."
#Iowa #iacaucus #history
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/02/18/jesse-jackson-on-the-ground-an-iowa-caucus-memoir/
Jesse Jackson on the ground: An Iowa caucus memoir

Dave Leshtz recalls working for Jesse Jackson in Iowa: "the most exhilarating, inspiring, and illuminating" campaign he ever worked on.

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New post: I've been waiting for some prominent Iowa Republican to endorse Kamala Harris. It finally happened.
Dawn Roberts co-chaired Nikki Haley's #iacaucus campaign. She was the GOP nominee for Iowa SOS in 1986 & her late husband was longtime RNC member https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/09/20/nikki-haleys-iowa-co-chair-will-vote-for-kamala-harris/
Nikki Haley's Iowa co-chair will vote for Kamala Harris

Lifelong Republican Dawn Roberts wrote that Kamala Harris "showed a willingness to listen to a wider range of views to solve problems."

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New post by John Deeth: What did we learn from the Iowa Democratic Party's first attempt at a party-run primary, and how can we make it better?
#iacaucus https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/03/07/iowa-democratic-caucus-a-limited-success-but-much-work-remains/
Iowa Democratic caucus a limited successโ€”but much work remains

John Deeth: What did we learn from the Iowa Democratic Party's first attempt at a party-run primary, and how can we make it better?

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New post: Dave Leshtz remembers Tim Kraft, who managed Jimmy Carter's 1976 Iowa caucus campaign and played an important role in Howard Dean's 2004 campaign.
#Iowa #iacaucus #history https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/02/15/last-call-remembering-tim-kraft/
Last call: Remembering Tim Kraft

Dave Leshtz remembers Tim Kraft, who managed Jimmy Carter's Iowa caucus campaign and played an important role in Howard Dean's.

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New post by me: Ron DeSantis ended his presidential campaign in humiliating fashion today.

But make no mistake: despite a poor #iacaucus performance, DeSantis left his mark on #Iowa. https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/21/ron-desantis-helped-change-iowa-for-the-worse/

Ron DeSantis helped change Iowa for the worse

Laura Belin: Despite a poor performance in the GOP caucuses, the Ron DeSantis approach to politics left its mark on Iowa.

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New post: Kurt Meyer reflects on his Iowa Democratic caucus last week, and his first Iowa caucus experience as a college student in 1974.
#iacaucus
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/20/iowa-caucus-reflections-fifty-years-apart/
Iowa caucus reflections, fifty years apart

Kurt Meyer reflects on his Iowa Democratic caucus last week, and his first Iowa caucus experience as a college student in 1974.

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New post by me: Governor Kim Reynolds should have known it was far too late to convince Iowa Republicans to abandon Donald Trump.
#iacaucus #IAGOP
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/17/honestly-what-did-kim-reynolds-expect/
Honestly, what did Kim Reynolds expect?

Laura Belin: Iowa's governor should have known it was far too late to convince the GOP base to abandon Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump Dominates Rivals in Low Turnout 2024 Iowa Caucus

The caucus was the first contest for the 2024 Republican nomination for President.

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The winner of the Iowa caucus. #IACaucus
New post: Dan Guild puts Donald Trump's lead in context and examines late surges by presidential candidates before past Iowa caucuses.
#iacaucus #IAGOP
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/12/an-iowa-caucus-like-no-other/
An Iowa caucus like no other?

Dan Guild puts Donald Trump's lead in context and examines late surges by presidential candidates before past Iowa caucuses.

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