The following piece is published on Iowa Independent as well as HuffPost's OffTheBus.

While Democratic caucus-goers will spend the night of Jan. 3 struggling with dividing by 15 percent and negotiating with the undecideds, Republicans will face a much simpler process: show up...

The following piece is published on Iowa Independent as well as HuffPost's OffTheBus.

A politician takes a risk sharing the stage with a rock star. There's the charisma factor, and if the musicians play first your speech has to match the music.

John Edwards is...

The following piece is published on Iowa Independent as well as HuffPost's OffTheBus.

n a speech billed as a "major foreign policy address," John Edwards offered as much criticism for Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as he did for the Bush Administration.

"Hillary is voting...

This piece is published on the Iowa Independent, as well as OffTheBus.

Reaction to Monday's release of the latest University of Iowa presidential poll has focused almost as much on polling methodology as on the results. But David Redlawsk, the UI political scientist who conducted the poll, stands...

This piece appears on Iowa Independent as well as OffTheBus.

James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, praised the foreign policy skills of candidates Barack Obama and Bill Richardson while talking with Iowa Independent and several audience members following an Iowa City talk today.

"Obama has an...