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Tom Harkin
vision 2020
June 13, 2019
The Iowa Caucuses Aren’t Going Anywhere. Get Used to It.
Complaints about Iowa’s unfair influence tend to miss that it’s already ceded a bit of power, and creating a new system is exceedingly difficult.
By
Ed Kilgore
what’s past is prologue
Oct. 15, 2018
When Senate and House Elections Go in Different Directions
Democrats making House gains and Republicans Senate gains is not unprecedented, but with ticket-splitting declining, it may not happen again soon.
By
Ed Kilgore
June 6, 2018
Iowa Could Be 2018’s Bellwether for Democrats
The state that lurched heavily red in 2014 and 2016 could lurch back, and that would be significant given Iowa’s Trump-friendly demographics.
By
Ed Kilgore
Oct. 10, 2017
When Two Warring Parties Share a State’s U.S. Senate Seats
The number of “split” Senate delegations is declining steadily, and with it the phenomenon of voters deliberately choosing a senator from each party.
By
Ed Kilgore
the internet
July 26, 2011
Too Many People Are Making Their Voices Heard
Congressional websites are down all over.
By
Adam K. Raymond
filibuster fail
Jan. 28, 2011
The Filibuster Lives!
Loooooong live the filibuster!
By
Julie Gerstein
oh congress!
Jan. 22, 2010
Sadly, Filibuster Reform Bill Will Fail
One senator is trying anyway, though.
By
Dan Amira