Paul Pate: ““The (early voting) trending is definitely there, and I think it’s gonna be here for a while,” Pate said.”

Political statements like this are why this office continually urges voters to turn to trusted sources for election information.

This job is about being nonpartisan and wearing a referee jersey.

And with all due respect to the president, I hope he’ll trust Iowans to run our elections.

But let’s not lose sight that — my humble opinion — the Constitution says elections are run by the states.