Anecdotal Evidence, August 6: Tell me your convention hotel 鈥 I鈥檒l tell you how much your state matters

Aug. 6, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Key swing states get the royal convention treatment Robert Alexander. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps Robert Alexander 鈥 Political Scientist, Ohio Northern University 鈥淚...

Anecdotal Evidence, August 5: In Iowa, we don鈥檛 pick the president

Aug. 5, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Are a bunch of white farmers picking our president? No. Donna Hoffman. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps Donna Hoffman 鈥 Political Scientist, University of...

Anecdotal Evidence, August 3: Hi, this is Rick Perry 鈥 and I鈥檓 not a robot

Aug. 5, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Rick Perry is definitely not a robot Judy Davidson 鈥 Scott County GOP Chair Judy Davidson. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淩ick Perry called...

Anecdotal Evidence, August 2: Campaigning 101

Aug. 2, 2015

Know the local mascots In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Dole鈥檚 Iowa Concerned Farmers stunt Marlys Popma. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps Marlys Popma 鈥 Former Iowa GOP Executive Director,...

The interviewee strikes back

Aug. 1, 2015

Shirts for out-of-town media. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps DES MOINES, Iowa 鈥 鈥淪orry to interrupt your meal, but are you alive and have an opinion on the election?鈥 Being an Iowan during the caucus and general election season isn鈥檛 always easy. There鈥檚 a reporter lurking at every corner, looking...

Anecdotal Evidence 鈥 July 30: Want people to vote? Talk about the weather.

July 31, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, each day movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Campaigning is no rocket science Brad Anderson, Iowa state director for President Obama鈥檚 2012 re-election campaign. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淲e...

Anecdotal Evidence 鈥 July 29: Passing the handshake test

July 29, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, each day movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. From Wall Street boardrooms to Iowa barns Des Moines Register Political Columnist Kathie Obradovich. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps Kathie Obradovich 鈥...

Family Business

July 29, 2015

Osceola County Democrats Chair Kathy Winter, 60, and her son Jason, 28. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps SIOUX CITY, Iowa 鈥 For the longest time, Kathy Winter never put up campaign yard signs on her front lawn. She just didn鈥檛 want to hurt her husband鈥檚 business. She firmly believes a...

Anecdotal Evidence 鈥 July 28: Shooting hoops with Obama

July 28, 2015

鈥淟ittle Dude鈥 My man lost a tooth!鈥 Iowa GOP Presidential Campaign Veteran Eric Woolson. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps Eric Woolson 鈥 Iowa presidential campaign veteran, Scott Walker communications director 鈥淚n the summer of 1999, my wife was traveling, and I ended up with my then 8-year-old son Brooks. Gov...

What happens to political debate if we live only among like-minded people?

July 26, 2015

Journalist and author Bill Bishop BOULDER, Colorado 鈥 Ask yourself this question: When you go knock on your neighbor鈥檚 door, when you see your friends in a caf茅 in town, when you pick a new place to live 鈥 how much diversity do you encounter? Not very much, argues Bill...

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