by Luke Martz | Nov 3, 2021 | Campaigns, Opinion, Party Politics
The 2021 general election is one that we won’t soon forget. There is a new Republican governor of Virginia. First-time political candidate Glenn Youngkin defeated former governor and longtime Democratic operative and fundraiser Terry McAuliffe. The election...
by Luke Martz | Nov 1, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress
Congresswoman Ashely Hinson is seeing a wave of encouragement and endorsements after announcing she would seek reelection to Congress. Iowans across the new second district were quick to sign on not only as supporters but also praise Hinson’s time in Congress as she...
by Luke Martz | Oct 31, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress
Continuing her desperate and perpetual quest for relevancy, former Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer has jumped all in to support Terry McAuliffe. McAuliffe, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is amidst an intense battle to win the Virginia...
by Luke Martz | Jul 22, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress
Thursday, former one-term congresswoman Abby Finkenauer announced she would run for Iowa’s US Senate currently held by Chuck Grassley. Finkenauer, a Democrat, announced on Twitter. Her decision comes just nine months after losing to Republican Ashely Hinson, a...
by Luke Martz | Jun 14, 2021 | Campaigns, Opinion
“A mixture of rumor, fact, and speculation.” That was the subject of Michael Gartner’s Civic Skinny column earlier this month, where he blessed us with a few paragraphs of the “some people say” style that the Pulitzer Prize newspaperman has stooped to over the last...