Des Moines Register Editorial Board Declines to Endorse a GOP Gov Candidate

Des Moines Register Editorial Board Declines to Endorse a GOP Gov Candidate DES MOINES – The Des Moines Register released a scathing editorial over the weekend announcing their decision to decline making an endorsement of any of the Republicans running for governor, despite every candidate but Randy Feenstra sitting for an interview in the hopes […]

The Status Quo Squad: IDP Gov Race Newsletter 5/22/26

Welcome back to The Status Quo Squad — your weekly newsletter from the Iowa Democratic Party, bringing you the latest updates on the chaotic, messy, and wide-open Republican gubernatorial primary where all the candidates promise one thing: a continuation of the status quo that has failed Iowa for the last decade. This week, No-Show Randy […]

Ashley Hinson Fails to Fool Iowans with Her Misleading Senate Campaign TV Ad

Ashley Hinson Fails to Fool Iowans with Her Misleading Senate Campaign TV Ad Laura Belin: “I Do Not Remember Ashley Hinson Running On [Banning Congressional Stock Trading]” DES MOINES – Ashley Hinson is getting called out for lying in her Senate campaign’s first TV ad by claiming to lower health insurance costs, support veterans, and […]

IDP Chair Rita Hart Statement on KCCI Gubernatorial Primary Debate

IDP Chair Rita Hart Statement on KCCI Gubernatorial Primary Debate DES MOINES – Tonight, Adam Steen, Zach Lahn, Brad Sherman, and Eddie Andrews took the stage to brag about how they are running to continue Kim Reynolds’ failed legacy, while No-Show Randy Feenstra continued his hiding streak and refused to show up for Iowans. IDP […]

ICYMI: ACA Enrollment Drops by Over 20% in Thirty States

ICYMI: ACA Enrollment Drops by Over 20% in Thirty States 13,529 fewer Iowans selected a plan through the ACA Marketplace in 2026 DES MOINES — According to new enrollment drop data, more than one in five people who enrolled in health insurance through HealthCare.gov this year were dropped from coverage for failing to pay their […]

NEW: “Ashley Hinson Ad Misleads Voters About Her Record”

NEW: “Ashley Hinson Ad Misleads Voters About Her Record” Iowa Independent: “A Review of Her Record Casts Doubt on [Claims in Her New Senate Campaign TV Ad]“ DES MOINES – A new review of Ashley Hinson’s first Senate campaign TV ad from the Iowa Independent highlights her lies in claiming she’s lowering health insurance costs, […]

No-Show Randy Feenstra Skips ANOTHER GOP Gov Primary Debate

No-Show Randy Feenstra Skips ANOTHER GOP Gov Primary Debate DES MOINES – With just two weeks to go until Iowa’s June primary, the Republicans running for governor will take the stage tonight in KCCI’s Republican gubernatorial primary debate, with a glaring absence from No-Show Randy Feenstra. So far, Feenstra has skipped every primary debate of […]

The Status Quo Squad: IDP Gov Race Newsletter 5/15/26

Welcome back to The Status Quo Squad — your weekly newsletter from the Iowa Democratic Party, bringing you the latest updates on the chaotic, messy, and wide-open Republican gubernatorial primary where all the candidates promise one thing: a continuation of the status quo that has failed Iowa for the last decade. This week, the Republican […]