Aug 16 Politics with pork chops: Presidential candidates flock to Iowa State Fair By News Desk Presidential hopefuls flocked to the Iowa State Fair over the weekend in hopes of connecting with voters by shaking hands, posing for selfies and and scoring $7 grilled pork chops on a stick. Continue reading
Aug 15 Frontrunners Clinton and Trump descend on Iowa State Fair By Ken Thomas, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The respective Democratic and Republican front-runners each drew large crowds of gawkers at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, as Clinton sampled a pork chop on a stick and Trump gave rides to children on his helicopter emblazoned with his… Continue reading
Aug 14 The joys of Iowa: Part 1 By Gwen Ifill It has become something of a cliché (as are butter cows), but the Iowa State Fair gives us an opportunity to see most of the 2016 candidates in one location with actual people. How they work a crowd, answer an… Continue reading
Aug 13 Fair time in Iowa: A chance to heckle would-be presidents By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa -- Sampling the pork chop on a stick. Snapping a selfie with the butter cow. Taking questions about foreign policy from hecklers. Continue reading
Jul 26 GOP hopefuls vie to boost visibility as first debate looms By Associated Press With the first debate of the Republican presidential campaign approaching, White House hopefuls are trying everything they can to improve their polling position. Continue reading
Jul 26 Trump: Walker 'undeserving' after mishandling Wisconsin's budget By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump opened up a line of attack Saturday on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, accusing the leader in recent polls in Iowa of running his neighboring state into financial trouble. Continue reading
Jul 18 GOP contenders court evangelical vote in Iowa By Associated Press Republican presidential contenders seeking to woo evangelical voters are making their case for conservative social issues at a gathering expected to attract thousands of potential Iowa caucus-goers. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump says McCain was war hero 'because he was captured' By Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized Arizona Sen. John McCain's military record Saturday, saying he was a "war hero because he was captured."… Continue reading
Jul 18 Rather than confront Sanders challenge, Clinton focused on GOP By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Ignoring her primary challengers, Hillary Rodham Clinton focused instead on the expanding field of Republican contenders as she and her fellow Democrats tried to impress influential party activists in Iowa. Continue reading
Jun 12 Iowa Republicans ending straw poll, a tradition born in 1979 By Barbara Rodriguez, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican leaders in Iowa have agreed to end the state's straw poll because of waning interest from presidential hopefuls and questions about its relevancy. Continue reading