Des Moines Register: The Register’s endorsements for Congress: GOP has failed to govern; give Democrats a chance October 13, 2018 By Editorial Board When Republicans achieved the trifecta in 2016, winning the presidency as well as holding the House and Senate, it seemed the country was poised to move beyond the GOP-engineered partisan gridlock that…
The Winterset Madisonian: Vote! October 10, 2018 By Patty Weeks, Winterset There are many reasons for going to the polls and voting in the 2018 midterm elections. I have, in the past, voted for both Democrats and Republicans. I have voted for both Senator Grassley and Stan Gustafson in past years and trusted them…
Axne, Finkenauer and Scholten weigh in on Farm Bill impasse OCTOBER 3, 2018 BY O. KAY HENDERSON The three Democrats challenging Iowa’s three Republican congressmen are calling on Rod Blum, David Young and Steve King to pressure their GOP leadership for action on the Farm Bill. “I hope they get back to work and go back out…
By: Emily Wangen August 30, 2018 Helping not just friends, but strangers alike. That’s the lesson Cindy Axne, the Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District seat, said her parents taught her, and that has motivated her to run against Republican incumbent David Young for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Des…
Cindy Axne, a Democrat running for Congress in Iowa’s 3rd District, told an Iowa State Fair audience Saturday that their best interests aren’t being served in Washington, D.C., and she thinks she can do better. “The heart and soul of this state is at risk. The heart and soul of this country is at risk. I need your voice. I need your vote.”…
The latest projection from a national political forecasting website gives Cindy Axne a slight edge over incumbent David Young in the race for Iowa’s Third Congressional District. FiveThirtyEight.com has released its forecast for all 435 Congressional seats for the November General Election. The forecast for Iowa’s Third Congressional District currently gives Democrat Cindy Axne a two-in-three…
We’ve identified the five most competitive House races in the country, and they’re all seats held by Republicans. The races in Iowa, Florida, Texas, California and Maine — all considered true coin flips — will help determine whether Democrats will win control of the House in November, according to conversations with more than a dozen Republican and…
One of David Young’s opponents in the November General Election is calling on members of the House and Senate to keep Iowa’s small family farms in mind when it comes to the farm bill. Cindy Axne, the Democratic candidate for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, addressed the latest situation surrounding the farm bill on KMA’s Morning…
Gun control is a key issue in Iowa’s midterm elections. Survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting are traveling the country this summer, and they are followed very closely by gun rights activists. At the start of the new school year, more security measures will be in place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,…
Election analysts at the Cook Political Report said Wednesday Iowa’s 3rd District Congressional race is now considered a “toss up” between Democrat Cindy Axne and Republican incumbent Rep. David Young. The race previously was rated “leans Republican.” The district, which covers 16 counties and includes Des Moines, is “exactly the kind of seat that will…