Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism (https://caucus.iowawatch.org/tag/james-cownie/)
Iowans with deep pockets when it comes to making campaign donations are sending some of their money out of state, even to places where their contributions may seem like a drop in the bucket.
Individual political donors from Iowa have pumped more than $43 million into political races the past three years, but knowing the impact of those donations may be hard to determine. The reason: the growth of anonymous donors and Super PACs.
Swing state Iowans don’t reach other states’ giving status, but still can sway the presidential election.