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“I’ll put my record up against anyone’s,” first-term Rep. Dave Loebsack said in Tuesday night’s 2nd Congressional District debate in Cedar Rapids, as his Republican opponent, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, attacked a “do-nothing” Congress.

John McCain’s political stock dropped–literally–after Friday’s debate with Barack Obama, or so investors on the Iowa Electronic Markets think.
At 9 a.m. Monday, McCain’s shares were trading for 32 cents on the IEM’s Winner Take All presidential market, meaning traders give the McCain-Palin ticket only 32 percent chance of winning. On Friday, before the debate, McCain [...]

Iowa Independent’s John Deeth joined a John Edwards house party for Tuesday’s Democratic debate liveblog. His play by play, and comments from others including Iowa Independent’s Lynda Waddington (at a Biden party) and Dien Judge, below the fold.

The technical glitch appears to be resolved, if not identified, here at the first break.

7:42 PM and hello from an Iowa City debate house party.  Teams Obama and Edwards are also having get togethers here in Johnson County, but Team Clinton invited me first so here I am.  Crowd is still gathering, chatting, ignoring the [...]

The technical glitch appears to be resolved, if not identified, here at the first break.

7:42 PM and hello from an Iowa City debate house party.  Teams Obama and Edwards are also having get togethers here in Johnson County, but Team Clinton invited me first so here I am.  Crowd is still gathering, chatting, ignoring the [...]

The technical glitch appears to be resolved, if not identified, here at the first break.

7:42 PM and hello from an Iowa City debate house party.  Teams Obama and Edwards are also having get togethers here in Johnson County, but Team Clinton invited me first so here I am.  Crowd is still gathering, chatting, ignoring the [...]

The technical glitch appears to be resolved, if not identified, here at the first break.

7:42 PM and hello from an Iowa City debate house party.  Teams Obama and Edwards are also having get togethers here in Johnson County, but Team Clinton invited me first so here I am.  Crowd is still gathering, chatting, ignoring the [...]

The technical glitch appears to be resolved, if not identified, here at the first break.

7:42 PM and hello from an Iowa City debate house party.  Teams Obama and Edwards are also having get togethers here in Johnson County, but Team Clinton invited me first so here I am.  Crowd is still gathering, chatting, ignoring the [...]

The technical glitch appears to be resolved, if not identified, here at the first break.

7:42 PM and hello from an Iowa City debate house party.  Teams Obama and Edwards are also having get togethers here in Johnson County, but Team Clinton invited me first so here I am.  Crowd is still gathering, chatting, ignoring the [...]

The technical glitch appears to be resolved, if not identified, here at the first break.

7:42 PM and hello from an Iowa City debate house party.  Teams Obama and Edwards are also having get togethers here in Johnson County, but Team Clinton invited me first so here I am.  Crowd is still gathering, chatting, ignoring the [...]