Podcast: On Iowa Politics talks 2016 long shot presidential candidates, why Iowa Senate debated 'dead on arrival' bill

Summary: This week's show includes discussion on why long shot 2016 presidential hopefuls are boosting campaign efforts and why the Iowa House debated a K-12 education funding bill that everyone knew was dead on arrival in the Senate. The podcast includes commentary on that bill from Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs and Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha.  On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met. This week's show features James Q. Lynch, Erin Murphy and Christinia Crippes and Lynda Waddington. This show was produced by Clare Murphy and the music heard in the podcast is courtesy of Copperhead and Cody Hicks. Chat with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @OnIowaPolitics, and subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. Send those band sound files to oniowapolitics@gmail.com