About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of running mates in Iowa's political landscape, featuring insights from various political reporters.
On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa. This week, Rob Sand has a running mate, more ballot challenges featuring Libertarian candidates, and Iowa’s executive branch switches IT services. That last story is more interesting than it sounds, trust us. This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman. This episode was produced by Gazette Deputy Digital Content Manager Bailey Cichon. Read the articles featured in this episode: Western Iowa farmer picked as Democrat Rob Sand’s running mate for Iowa governor Name confusion leads to challenge of Iowa Libertarian candidate Reynolds defends Iowa IT outsourcing plan, says jobs will stay in Iowa
People in this episode
Host: Erin Murphy
Guests: Tom Barton, Althea Cole, Todd Dorman
Topics covered
- politics
- Iowa governor race
- ballot challenges
- IT services
- running mates
Keywords
- Iowa politics
- running mates
- Rob Sand
- Libertarian candidates
- IT outsourcing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gazette, Libertarian, Iowa
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