Iowa Democratic Party
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Sep 21, 2026
Jeff CassettHOST
Let's get him to the governor's mansion and let's put him to work for the state of Iowa.
Jeff CassettHOST
The Iowa Democratic Party responded to the rally in a statement from its chair, Rita Hart.
Jeff CassettHOST
Another insider D.C. politician is rushing in to prop up Zach Lane because he has no answer for how he can be full-time governor when he lives in Kansas, Hart said.
Jeff CassettHOST
Hart also criticized Lane's ties to Governor Kim Reynolds' policies and the Trump administration's position on tariffs and the war in Iran.
Alex ChenHOST
Hi, my name is Alex Chen.
Alex ChenHOST
I am a junior in Yale College, double majoring in Computer Science and Ethics, Politics and Economics, and today we'll be discussing the app developed to help report votes for the 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucus, named the Iowa Reporter app, and how it was a complete failure.
Alex ChenHOST
Let's get started.
Alex ChenHOST
So first, let's understand the context behind the Iowa caucus.
Alex ChenHOST
This process takes place over four to five months, and it generally involves one or more states at a time.
Alex ChenHOST
Primaries are actual secret ballot elections run by the state, while caucuses, on the other hand, are effectively local assemblies where voting is done in person following a debate, and they're run by the local party, not the state.
Alex ChenHOST
So on the left, you can see an image from the 2008 Iowa Democratic Caucus, and you can see that this kind of almost looks like a club meeting, right? And so primaries in general are actually much more common than caucuses.
Alex ChenHOST
And in fact, the only states that actually run caucuses are Iowa, Nevada, North Dakota, and Wyoming, as well as American Samoa, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands.
Jeff KaufmannSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm hoping that's what the Democrats will do, and that is tell their national committee that we are going to go first.
Megan McKinneyHOST
The Iowa Democratic Party's caucuses lost the first in the nation position in twenty twenty-four, and the DNC has picked six other states to lead the Democratic Party's twenty twenty-eight presidential campaign.
Megan McKinneyHOST
New federal data show Iowa had a disproportionately high number of child labor violations last year.
Megan McKinneyHOST
Records from the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division show there were one hundred eight violations in the state last year.
Grace BarterHOST
The DNC stripped Iowa of that position ahead of the 2024 election following criticism of the caucus's accessibility and demographic representativeness and the reporting and technology failures that delayed results from the 2020 Democratic caucuses.
Grace BarterHOST
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart opposed the DNC's 2028 calendar, arguing the party needs an early Midwestern and rural state if it hopes to build broader electoral support.
Grace BarterHOST
"Iowa is not happy with the calendar, and we will be voting no," Hart said before the DNC vote.
Grace BarterHOST
"I'm deeply concerned our party has not learned from past mistakes.
Erin MurphyHOST
Yeah.
Erin MurphyHOST
And to your point, the, um, I hustled, uh, to my station here to, to record fresh from, uh, a press conference hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party, um, where they wanted to talk about exactly this topic.
Erin MurphyHOST
So, so, uh, s- it's a drum they're, they're banging.
Erin MurphyHOST
Uh, that's, that's interesting, Althea.