The Iowa Democratic Party is about to choose its leadership after another round of disappointing losses to Republicans at the ballot box.

Democratic candidates lost every statewide race except for state auditor. Iowa’s U.S. senators both hail from the Grand Old Party. Republicans now represent every U.S. House district in Iowa. Republicans hold large state Senate and House majorities and can run the table. And Iowa courts are stacked with conservative judges. The Democrats have lost...resoundingly.

None of these situations were sudden unexpected blows. Rather, the trend has been building for at least the last three election cycles. The one takeaway all Democrats should agree on: business as usual is not working.

The Iowa Democratic Party faces internal disarray, including:

- the loss of the current chair, who will not be seeking re-election;

- the loss of the support of major donors who have retreated to funding pet projects rather than the party;

- the departure of a long-serving treasurer and CFO;

- and the loss at the hands of the Democratic National Committee, which is ending Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status for presidential races.

The time is ripe for change.

What does change look like?
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