Topic - Iowa Democratic Party

The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa. While existing when Iowa was granted statehood in 1846 it has only had electoral success from the mid 1950s to the present day. Iowa Democrats are in power at both the federal and state level. The party's platform was last updated in 2010. The Iowa Democratic Party organizes the Iowa Caucuses. - Source: Wikipedia

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Rita Hart, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, speaks before a vote for new calendar lineup for the early stages of the party's presidential nominating contests during the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting, Feb. 4, 2023, in Philadelphia. Iowa Democrats are proposing a novel way to get around their demotion from the leadoff spot on the party's presidential nominating calendar: They would still put on the first-in-the-nation caucuses but would be open to withholding the results until after other states have their contests. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, attendees hold letters that read &quot;CAUCUS&quot; during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at Northwest Junior High, in Coralville, Iowa. Sorting through the wreckage isn't just a humbling experience for the state's Democrats _ it's also a cautionary tale. The disaster has already reshaped how Nevada will run its caucuses 11 days from now and raised questions about whether caucuses, often criticized as quaint vestiges of another political time, can survive in the modern era. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Iowa caucus debacle blamed on National Democrat Party involvement

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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, attendees hold letters that read &quot;CAUCUS&quot; during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at Northwest Junior High, in Coralville, Iowa. Sorting through the wreckage isn't just a humbling experience for the state's Democrats _ it's also a cautionary tale. The disaster has already reshaped how Nevada will run its caucuses 11 days from now and raised questions about whether caucuses, often criticized as quaint vestiges of another political time, can survive in the modern era. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Iowa Democrats hire lawyers to investigate caucus chaos

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In this Feb. 4, 2020, photo, a pedestrian walks past a sign for the Iowa Caucuses on a downtown skywalk, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

AP Explains: Why isn’t there a winner of Iowa’s Dem caucuses

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pauses while speaking at a campaign stop at Stevens High School, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Claremont, N.H. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bernie Sanders aide says campaign to request partial Iowa recanvass

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Iowa Democratic Party chairman Troy Price speaks about the delay in Iowa caucus results, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

People wait for results at a caucus night campaign rally for democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Iowa caucus results delay ‘not a hack or an intrusion,’ Democrats say

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A pedestrian walks past a sign for the Iowa Caucuses on a downtown skywalk, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa caucuses should remain part of electoral democracy

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, right, and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, left, greet people at a campaign event, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Hampton, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Pete Buttigieg leads initial Iowa tally; Bernie Sanders second, Joe Biden fourth

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Caucus-goers check-in at a caucus at Roosevelt High School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Iowa’s coveted voting status in doubt after delay on results

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Local residents check-in after arriving at an Iowa Democratic caucus at Hoover High School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo, a question in a training booklet is seen during a caucus training meeting at the local headquarters for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg in Ottumwa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

New Iowa caucus rules could spark clashing claims of victory

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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo, precinct team member buttons are seen during a caucus training meeting at the local headquarters for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, in Ottumwa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

AP Explains: New rules could muddle results of Iowa caucuses

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Former Iowa Democratic Party political director Travis Brock leads a caucus training meeting at the local headquarters for Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Ottumwa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Disability advocates slam Democrats’ plan for ‘satellite’ Iowa caucus sites

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times