Vivek Ramaswamy quits GOP race. Here's how transphobic he was on the campaign trail
As Ramaswamy exits the race, a look back at his transphobic rhetoric.
January 16, 2024
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Donald Trump, the insurrectionist, wins Iowa Republican presidential caucuses
Voting had barely begun when major media outlets called the race for the front-runner.
January 15, 2024
Ron DeSantis’s Wife, Casey, Encouraged Republicans to Commit Voter Fraud in Iowa
Casey DeSantis didn’t appear to understand that even in a caucus, only residents of the state where it takes place may participate.
December 11, 2023
Ron DeSantis Ramps Up the Transphobia While Trying to Boost His Campaign Ahead of Iowa
The focus on transgender rights seems to come from DeSantis's drop in the polls.
December 10, 2023
'Virtual Tie' in Iowa Democratic Caucus
Hillary Clinton's campaign declared victory, but Bernie Sanders called the country's first contest for the 2016 Democratic nomination a 'virtual tie.'
February 2, 2016
And the Winner Is: Hillary Clinton (Barely)
The Associated Press named the former secretary of State the victor in what was called the closest race in the Democratic caucus's history.Â
February 2, 2016
Election 2008: Advocate Coverage of the Iowa Caucus
Lamar Lapp is a Republican who hasn't totally fallen for any of his candidates so far. He is the fourth of five LGBT Iowans whom we are following through the Iowa caucuses on January 3, the first contest in the nominating process.
January 3, 2008
Ted Cruz Wins Iowa Republican Caucus
The staunchly antigay Ted Cruz has won the Iowa Republican caucus.
February 1, 2016
Election 2008: Advocate Coverage of the Iowa Caucus(1)
Meet R.J. Droll, a Biden supporter and the LGBT caucuser whom we will follow live tonight as he navigates his way through an Iowa caucus for the very first time.
January 3, 2008
Democratic Race in Iowa: Too Close to Call
With Martin O'Malley suspending his campaign, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are duking it out for Democratic delegates in the first nominating contest of the 2016 election, the Iowa caucus.Â
February 1, 2016
Cruz Rails Against Marriage, Trans Rights, Rainbows in Iowa
Days before the Iowa caucus, the presidential candidate panders to his base.
January 28, 2016
Buttigieg, Biden, and Others Spar in Wide-Ranging Debate
There was again little discussion of LGBTQ issues, but there were some jabs at the top finishers in the Iowa caucus.
February 8, 2020
Iowa Buttigieg Voter Demands Ballot Back After Learning He's Gay
An anti-LGBTQ Iowa caucus voter was shocked to learn that her candidate is in a same-sex marriage.Â
February 4, 2020
That Rachel Maddow Debate Just Got Really Interesting
The results of the Iowa caucus have made Thursday's last-minute debate into must-watch TV.
February 2, 2016
Five Corny Questions With the Head of One Iowa
Caucus day, Iowa's big moment to shine, is here. We tossed some Hawkeye-related questions at Donna Red Wing, the head of Iowa's LGBT organization, to mark the occasion.Â
February 1, 2016
Marriage Equality Is 'Evil:' Duck Dynasty Star at Ted Cruz Rally
Hours before the Iowa caucus, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz enlists Phil Robertson to deride marriage equality.Â
February 1, 2016
As the election begins today will it be Biden, Trump or none-of-the above?
The Iowa caucus traditionally starts the presidential election in what might be the most nontraditional primary and general election of our lifetimes.
January 15, 2024
Election 2008: The Iowa Caucuses, Dispatch 2
Jeff Westendorf is president of the Log Cabin Republicans chapter in Iowa and a Giuliani supporter. Westendorf is the second of five LGBT Iowans whom The Advocate will follow through the Iowa caucus on January 3, 2008.
December 27, 2007
Bachmann Highlights Antigay Positions
In the final days leading up to the Iowa presidential caucus, Michelle Bachmann is touting herself as more anti-marriage equality and anti-abortion rights than her opponents.
December 28, 2011
Iowa Winners Face New Challenges in N.H.
Iowa caucus victories behind them, Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama vowed to stick with their winning principles Friday in an abbreviated dash to the finish in New Hampshire's presidential primary campaign, despite facing a different political alignment and, as Huckabee put it, ''only a few days to close the sale.'' Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain, GOP poll leaders in New Hampshire, stood ready to try to douse Huckabee's ''prairie fire'' in a state that lacks the religious voting bloc of Iowa and has an ornery tradition of rejecting Iowa's Republican caucus winners. ''It will be a different race here,'' Romney said Friday.
January 4, 2008
Election 2008: The Iowa Caucuses, Dispatch 3
Susan Webster is a Clinton supporter and the third of five LGBT Iowans whom we are getting to know as we follow them through the Iowa caucus on January 3, 2008, the first step in nominating process on the road to the White House.
December 28, 2007