Andrew Trunsky on November 12, 2020 Republicans won crucial elections where Donald Trump failed, sometimes outperforming the president by wide margins. Polls leading up to Nov. 3 consistently showed Trump losing to former Vice President Joe Biden, the ultimate victor. GOP candidates similarly faced tight races, according to polls, but unlike the president, defied expectations and…
Andrew Trunsky on November 2, 2020 One day from the election, President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are zigzagging in competitive states across the Midwest in one final push before Nov. 3. Trump will hold rallies Monday in Fayetteville, North Carolina; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Traverse City, Michigan and Kenosha, Wisconsin before returning to Michigan…
Mary Margaret Olohan Opponents criticized an Iowa bill that would require schools to notify parents before teaching LGBTQ content to children. Lawmakers introduced the Republican sponsored House File 2201 in January, a bill that would require schools to annually notify parents about any kind of material that discusses gender or sexual orientation. This would then give parents the opportunity…
Mary Margaret Olohan Video footage shows the Iowa voter who argued with former Vice President Joe Biden telling another event attendee, “stick it up your ass, fella.” Biden spoke at a campaign event in New Hampton, Iowa, where he lashed out at an Iowa voter who questioned him about both his age and his son’s business dealings in Ukraine. Biden told…
Mary Margaret Olohan Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is attracting older white Americans through his polite demeanor, catered plans such as his “Gray New Deal,” and a deluge of television ads. The 37-year-old South Bend, Indiana, mayor found unexpected success with baby boomers as he struggles to build support among black voters and young voters, enabling him…
Shelby Talcott A Des Moines Register reporter has been called out for his own tweets after he unearthed two offensive tweets from a viral star who racked up over $1 million in donations for a children’s hospital. Carson King, 24, went viral after he held up a sign in Sept. 14 asking for Venmo donations…
California is becoming an unhappy mix of serious problems and unserious policy ideas. The Golden State is grappling with skyrocketing homelessness rates, net negative migration, nation-leading poverty rates, and an outbreak of disease that hearkens back to the Dark Ages. It’s the perfect storm of ugly circumstances that cry out for bold leadership. But rather than tackle these problems,…