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DES MOINES, Iowa— The event was at Franklin Junior High school and while we knew that it was certain we would get to see presidential candidate Marianne Willison at the event, anything else that we would see or do was totally unknown. We arrived at the intermediate school on Thursday, Jan. 9, around 6:30, about […]

The moment I stepped into the Olmsted building on Drake University’s campus, I was faced with a sea of entrepreneur Andrew Yang supporters and MATH hats. I did not expect such a large amount of attendees, especially the large portion that was planning on caucusing for Yang. Holding the event on a college campus most […]

On Jan. 9, Vote for the Common Good, a nonpartisan organization, held an issue-based town hall at Franklin High School. The words Faith, Hope, and Love were spread across the room as the focus of the night’s events was how to reach faith-based voters. The town hall was put on by Vote for the Common […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — On Jan. 13 in a large open room at Drake University, Andrew Yang held a town hall with the Yang Gang and others who someone dubbed “Yang curious.” I showed up to the event about thirty minutes early and found a seat in the back. Later, I was asked to move […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—On Thursday, Jan. 9, Vote Common Good hosted a public forum featuring Republican presidential candidate, former Governor Bill Weld, and Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson at Franklin Junior High School. Weld and Williamson seemed friendly at the event. In between panels, the two candidates took some time to catch up. Williamson hugged Weld […]

ADEL, Iowa- On a Wednesday afternoon, Adel residents, many seniors, gathered in the Adel Family Fun Center to attend a “We know Joe” Biden event. Now, this was no rally, it was simply another community event for politicians to make their mark on Iowa on the road to caucus season. What made it unique was […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—On January 13, presidential candidate Tom Steyer made an appearance at a house party hosted by his supporters. I was lucky enough to have a front-row seat to hear Steyer’s remarks. Steyer gave a very brief, three-minute introduction before transitioning to answering questions from audience members. One guest, who stood next to […]

ADEL, Iowa—On Jan. 8, former Vice President Joe Biden held an event in Adel, Iowa, with former Secretary of State John Kerry. While former Vice President Biden himself was not in attendance, the event certainly did gather quite a crowd of anxious Iowans. The event started off with a few other notable speakers aside from […]

ADEL, Iowa—Growing up in Minnesota, a bowling alley was always just that, a bowling alley. It was nothing more and nothing less. It was a place to hang out with friends and hopefully bowl a few strikes. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Family Fun Center in the local bowling alley in Adel, Iowa, was transformed […]

The crowd at the political event seemed somber despite Senator Cory Booker’s electric mood. The ones closest to him in the crowd seemed to enjoy some of the energy he was putting off, but hardly any excitement made it to the back of the crowd where I was standing. Maybe it was something about his […]