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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced legislation today to bar political parties from challenging the eligibility of voters whose homes have been foreclosed.

Still wringing your hands over the dispute between the Democratic National Committee, the early states who played by the rules, and calendar leapfroggers Florida and Michigan?

Have no fear. Dennis Kucinich is going to solve all our problems.

In an echo of his last minute announcement in 2004, Dennis Kucinich has offered advice to his supporters on where they should go if he’s unviable.  But John Edwards, who got Kucinich’s provisional backing in 2004, didn’t get the nod this time.

“Please caucus for me as your first choice on Thursday with enthusiasm, as an [...]

With Sunday’s endorsement from Rep. Wayne Ford of Des Moines, Barack Obama takes the lead in endorsements from Iowa legislators with 20 to Hillary Clinton’s 19.

Clinton still leads the Iowa Senate with 10, while Joe Biden has the most House endorsements with 14.

Rumors had abounded that Ford was planning to endorse Clinton immediately after the [...]

Dennis Kucinich was a frequent Iowa presence in late 2003 and early 2004, but this cycle he’s rarely been in the state.  Most of his appearances have been at debates or multi-candidate “cattle call” events, with a solo appearance or two scheduled nearby such as his rally last weekend before the Heartland and Brown and [...]

Often at December campaign stops in Iowa, presidential candidates accepting questions from the audience are presented with inquiries that have little, if anything, to do with the topic they came to discuss. Such was not the case at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids when Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd came to discuss the Constitution and [...]

Seven Democratic presidential hopefuls converged in Des Moines Tuesday afternoon to take part in the first audio-only debate of the campaign hosted by Iowa Public Radio and broadcast nationally by National Public Radio. While front-running candidates exchanged a few swipes on the three issues discussed, and have had their words broadly publicized since the debate, [...]

Barack Obama picks up two legislators and Hillary Clinton gains one in our latest Democratic legislative endorsement update.  The newest donkeys on the chart:
Sen. Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City and Rep. Deborah Berry of Waterloo are with Obama.

Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell of Ames has endorsed Hillary Clinton.

The latest endorsements pull Obama to within one legislator of [...]

Iowans are no strangers to national influence. Every four years large groups, hoping to drive national conversations and set public policy, open offices in the state. The groups’ pet issues are as varied as there is public sentiment and range from education to sub-prime lending, from health care to global warming. There is at least [...]

Bill Richardson scores his first legislative endorsement, as State Rep. Marcella Frevert of Palo Alto County looks over the resume and hires the governor.  The endorsement is part of a recent flurry of activity on the Democratic side:
Joe Biden has the backing of Rep. Mary Gaskill of Ottumwa, and just this morning added Des Moines [...]