Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who has not yet decided whether to run for another term, expressed ...
Two state politicians remember vividly the 1976 Iowa Caucus cycle and then candidate Jimmy Carter starting his run for the ...
On this week's episode of Close Up, we look at Jimmy Carter's impact across the globe — and here in Iowa.
As Iowa lawmakers get ready to reconvene Jan. 13 for the 2025 session with new members, leaders said they are heading into ...
In 1975, political consultant Tim Kraft’s job was to turn “Jimmy who?” into Jimmy Carter, the bona fide presidential contender. It was a tall order for a first-term Georgia governor. He was almost ...
Jimmy Carter's 1976 Iowa Caucus win established the state as a proving ground for presidential hopefuls. Carter's team leveraged grassroots organizing and capitalized on media attention ...
But Kraft had read about George McGovern’s extraordinary 1972 Democratic primary campaign, which saw the little-known senator ride a surprise showing in the Iowa Caucuses to the nomination.