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iowa caucuses
MSNBC’s decision not to air Trump’s Iowa victory speech live ignites right-wing firestorm
The network took a stand to protect journalistic integrity over political theater and conservatives are losing it.
Election 2008: The Iowa Caucuses, Dispatch 4
Caucusing 101: Drake University Professor Rachel Paine Caufield gives The Advocate the lowdown on caucusing in Iowa, how unpredictable it is, and why it matters to have an LGBT presence.
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.
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.
Republicans Ramp Up Homophobia as Iowa Caucuses
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and others are appealing to prejudices.
Election 2008: Covering the Iowa Caucuses, Part 1
Dispatch 1: Meet Sharon Malheiro, an Obama supporter and the first 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.
Donald Trump, the insurrectionist, wins Iowa Republican presidential caucuses
Voting had barely begun when major media outlets called the race for the front-runner.
TOWN HALL: Dems Talk LGBT Rights, Economy, and More
The three Democratic presidential candidates stressed familiar themes in taking audience questions a week before the Iowa caucuses.
The GOP Presidential Race Is About to Get Very Antigay
The Iowa caucuses will bring out the worst behavior in people like Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, says Jimmy LaSalvia.
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.
One gay familys Iowa adventure
When a gay campaign worker for Howard Dean flies with his partner and son from Vermont to Iowa--where caucuses to select a Democratic presidential candidate will meet on Monday--he learns as much from the gay and lesbian Iowans he meets as the Iowans do about Dean's campaign for president.
Ryan White's Mother Wants Meeting With Mike Huckabee to Discuss His AIDS Comments
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's 15-year-old comments that AIDS patients should have been isolated have so alarmed the mother of Ryan White, the teenager whose life-ending battle with AIDS in the 1980s engrossed the United States, that she has asked for a meeting. ''I would be very willing to meet with them,'' the former Arkansas governor responded Tuesday while campaigning in Iowa. ''I would tell them we've come a long way in research, in treatment.'' The Republican front-runner in Iowa's January 3 caucuses stood by his 1992 comments in a broadcast interview Sunday, infuriating Jeanne White-Ginder, the late teen's mother and a board member of the AIDS Institute.
Clinton Revives Candidacy With Win Over Obama; McCain Defeats Romney
Hillary Rodham Clinton stunned Barack Obama in New Hampshire's Democratic primary, defying polls and pundits to resurrect her bid for the White House. John McCain won the Republican race, completing a remarkable comeback and climbing back into contention for the U.S. presidential nomination. Clinton's victory Tuesday capped a comeback of her own from last week's third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and raised the possibility of a long battle for the party nomination between Obama, the most viable black candidate in U.S. history, and Clinton, seeking to become the first woman to win the U.S. presidency. ''I felt like we all spoke from our hearts, and I am so gratified that you responded,'' Hillary Clinton said in victory remarks before cheering supporters. ''Now together, let's give America the kind of comeback that New Hampshire has just given me.''
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.
'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.'