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  • 2 months ago | desmoinesregister.com | Carol Hunter |Mike Trautmann

    The Des Moines Register news staff is dedicated to providing accurate, trustworthy reporting, whether a story is about the opening of a new restaurant in your neighborhood, a high school basketball game or a bill in the Iowa Legislature. Often, that reporting has tangible impact. It might be a small thing, such as a neighbor congratulating the teen next door after reading about the young person’s accomplishments in our Student of the Week feature.

  • Nov 16, 2024 | desmoinesregister.com | Carol Hunter

    Since election night, pollster J. Ann Selzer has examined the pre-election Iowa Poll’s methods and respondent sample for clues about why its results differed so widely from the actual vote. The poll showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading by 3 percentage points. In the actual vote, President-elect Donald Trump won Iowa by 13 points. Selzer’s review has taken the form of testing plausible theories against available data. To date, no likely single culprit has emerged to explain the wide disparity.

  • Nov 7, 2024 | desmoinesregister.com | Carol Hunter

    Regrettably, the results of the final Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll, released Saturday night before Tuesday’s election, differed widely from the actual vote. The poll showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading by 3 percentage points, but former President Donald Trump won the state by 13 points. Editors here at the Register are closely reviewing that disparity.

  • Nov 4, 2024 | desmoinesregister.com | Carol Hunter

    All told, 44 journalists from the Des Moines Register, Ames Tribune and Iowa City Press-Citizen will work Election Day, into Wednesday morning and beyond to provide comprehensive coverage and analysis of the results of the 2024 elections. That includes 24 reporters who will fan out to Republican and Democratic watch parties or monitor the secretary of state’s and county auditor websites to report out results as soon as they are available.

  • Aug 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Carol Hunter

    Carol Hunter, Des Moines RegisterAugust 4, 2024 at 7:00 AM·4 min readThe Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair will host 10 candidates for Congress and the presidency starting Friday and continuing daily through Tuesday, Aug. 13. Two presidential candidates have scheduled appearances, back to back, on the first Saturday afternoon of the fair: independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Libertarian Chase Oliver.

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carolhunter
carolhunter @carolhunter
27 Mar 24

Today is #1DayForIowa. Join me in giving to the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication to help provide internships and other experiential learning opportunities, key to training the next generation of journalists. https://t.co/bWUbazjKs0 #UIowaSJMC

carolhunter
carolhunter @carolhunter
20 Aug 22

⁦@LizMathis1⁩, a Democrat and state senator from Hiawatha, is on the ⁦@DMRegister⁩ Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair. She’s challenging ⁦⁦@RepAshleyHinson⁩, the incumbent Republican from Marion. Mathis is the last Soapbox speaker of 2022. https://t.co/3iRCleGAzv

carolhunter
carolhunter @carolhunter
20 Aug 22

⁦@ToddHalbur⁩, a Republican from Clive, is on the ⁦@DMRegister⁩ Political Soapbox. He’s challenging ⁦@RobSandIA⁩, the incumbent, a Democrat from Des Moines. It’s a little damp, but he eschewed an umbrella. https://t.co/5QnpDwWltI