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Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin continued to talk about Joe the plumber on Saturday, while also tagging [...]
The last time former Vice President Al Gore headlined the state Democratic Party's Jefferson Jackson Dinner it was 1999 and he was in the midst of own his quest for the White House.
Nine years later he was back at the [...]
Calling this the "biggest financial crisis of our lifetime," Republican presidential candidate John McCain today urged action to restore confidence in the system, one day after Congress defeated a $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan on a [...]
Republican John McCain's continued and adamant opposition to ethanol subsidies -- a position he repeated during Friday's presidential debate -- is only one of the things that gives him a black mark in Iowa, Democratic Gov. Chet Culver said today.
"His record in Iowa is very poor," Culver said today [...]
Brandon Routh, the Iowan who played "Superman" in the 2006 movie "Superman Returns," lent his star power today to Democrat Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in one of the state's first celebrity appearances since before the January [...]
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin wasted no time at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids jumping on comments made by Democrat Joe Biden which implied that paying higher taxes is patriotic.
"Raising taxes [...]
Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Latham and Dem Becky Greenwald both have new TV ads in their 4th Congressional District race. The ad is the first one for Greenwald and the second for Latham.
Latham's ad, titled "Trusted Leadership," focuses on his bipartisan efforts to address the nursing shortage in Iowa [...]
One day after the biggest drop on Wall Street since just after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Republican presidential candidate John McCain launched a cable TV ad in Iowa and across the country.
"The economy is in crisis. Enough is enough. I'll meet this crisis head on," McCain says. [...]
Despite the cold and windy September weather, nearly 1,000 Iowa Democrats faithfully drove to the Indianola Balloon Field on Sunday for the 31st annual Tom Harkin Steak Fry.
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, the event headliner, spent much of his time on stage [...]
This joint ad from the John McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee says Barack Obama and "out-of-touch congressional leaders" are "ready to tax, ready to spend, but not ready to lead."
Barack Obama has a new TV ad hitting John McCain for his support for President Bush's policies and for backing a policy of spending $10 billion a month in Iraq "while the Iraqis sell oil for record prices."
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GOP insiders said Sen. John McCain, their party's presumptive presidential nominee, plans to make Iowa part of an upcoming television advertising strategy. The McCain campaign has recently conducted a statewide buy in Iowa as part of its aggressive advertising campaign. The overall ad buy, which national media reports say covers [...]
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Eichhorn today launched a new video ad against Tom Harkin to outline his views on why voters need to replace Harkin in the U.S. Senate.
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Scott Brennan today announced he would give his superdelegate vote to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama because of the backing Obama has received from a majority of Iowa Democrats.
"Today I am proud to stand with a majority of Iowa Democrats," Brennan said during a morning press conference [...]
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has a new Iowa TV ad titled "Leading."
In the ad, McCain says he's shown leadership on health care and the gas tax "while Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama argue and fight with each other."
Gov. Chet Culver brought an end to speculation on the status of the collective bargaining bill with his Wednesday afternoon announcement he would veto the bill.
U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign today released its second Iowa TV ad since McCain became the presumptive GOP nominee. The ad, titled "Accountable," focuses on McCain's economic plans.
Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks announced today her campaign has released its first advertisement, titled “Roles.” The advertisement began running across the 2nd Congressional District this morning.
The biographical ad discusses Miller-Meeks' background as a doctor, veteran and professor and says she's "ready to tackle tax reform, save Social [...]
MoveOn.org is spending $160,000 to air a new TV ad opposing U.S. Sen. John McCain. The ad, titled "Candles", is airing on cable as well as on broadcast networks in Iowa and New Mexico.
"Voters need to know Senator McCain would continue President Bush's failed policies -- in Iraq and elsewhere. [...]
U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign today released a new television ad, titled "Health Care Action," highlighting McCain's agenda to reform health care.
Democratic legislative leaders today said 2008 may go down as one of the best sessions on record.
Senate President Jack Kibbie, D-Emmetsburg, served in the 1965 Legislature, which he said made significant strides for the state. He added 2008 will go down as one of the better years in the [...]
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 400 points today, a panel of business and economic development leaders from Iowa shared the same sentiment as investors on Tuesday when it comes to the economy -- optimism.
"The Iowa economy today is very strong," Michael Tramontina, director of the Department of [...]
Congressman Leonard Boswell praised Randy and Ellen Omvig this afternoon for working to protect veterans like their son Joshua, who committed suicide after suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Randy Omvig told a crowd at the Iowa Statehouse when he and his family began working with the Democratic congressman it [...]
Gov. Chet Culver challenged Iowans to learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King, and lives their lives by his example at a ceremony Jan. 21 at the State Historical Building.
House Minority Leader Christopher Rants said he was "extremely disappointed" that Gov. Chet Culver pushed "the most divisive issue this General Assembly has faced in a long time, and that's the gutting of Iowa's right-to-work law."
He also said the speech sent the message that "tax increases are on the horizon."
Rep. [...]
After Gov. Chet Culver's Condition of the State speech House Speaker Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, said he wants to work with Republicans to find a solution to transportation budget shortfalls.
"Everybody wants to make it out as an election year, but we still have to govern," Murphy said. "We will look at [...]
The 2008 session of the Iowa Legislature is under way and top House Dems addressed members of the media about the issues that could arise in the weeks ahead, shooting down discussion that this would be a "do-nothing" Legislature.
Minority leaders Rep. Christopher Rants and Sen. Ron Wieck also addressed the [...]
Mike Huckabee's campaign today said it was launching an ad titled "Tax Cuts Matter" in Iowa, even though a Monday note to supporters said the ad would be playing exclusively in New Hampshire.
The ad discusses his record as governor of Arkansas, saying he cut taxes more than 90 times [...]
In concert with a full-page ad his campaign purchased in today's Des Moines Register, John Edwards' campaign is planning to air a 60-second ad featuring former Maytag employee Doug Bishop, who argues that Edwards is ready to fight for "saving the middle class and American jobs in the face of [...]
Mike Huckabee's new Iowa ad, called "Our Values," highlights his opposition to abortion: "The pro-life position was the one espoused by our founding fathers," he says in the ad.
Huckabee shot this ad and two others in Little Rock on Sunday. One of the other ads was the negative ad [...]
Republican Mitt Romney has launched his newest television ad, "Everywhere."
The ad talks about Romney's experience "tackling big problems" and says he can "turn around Washington."
Democrat Barack Obama's new ad, titled "Hope," features excerpts from the newspaper editorials that have endorsed him.
Common Sense Issues is a 501 c4 non-profit group running this ad, which favors Mike Huckabee in a comparison with Mitt Romney. The ad is titled "Trust."
Mike Huckabee has two new Iowa ads. "Founding Fathers," shown above, is an upbeat ad that shows graphics touting his record as governor with audio of Huckabee discussing the values of the country's founding fathers. "Start Now" criticizes the "desperate and dishonest" attacks on him coming from [...]
Mitt Romney's new ad, "Ready," criticizes rival Mike Huckabee for being "soft on government spending," and granting more than 1,000 pardons and commutations as governor.
Clinton: "President"
Here's the script of Hillary Clinton's new ad, titled "President":
ANNCR: What if we had a different president this year?
ANNCR: Hillary Clinton called for [...]
Republican Ron Paul's new biographical ad, titled "Defender of Freedom," is on the air in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Democrat Bill Richardson has a new Iraq-focused ad airing today in Iowa. The ad, titled "A Way Out," discusses his plan to pull troops from Iraq.
John Edwards has unveiled two new ads in Iowa, "Choice" and "Time for Truth." Here are the transcripts:
"Choice" (30 seconds)
I'm John Edwards and I approve this message
Here's the choice:
Keep going the way we are,
Pretend the system works while corporate greed rules,
Insurance lobbyists kill health care,
Energy giant make billions from [...]
John Edwards' campaign is airing a new television ad in Iowa, "30 Years." The ad features the Democratic presidential candidate's wife Elizabeth, who discussed her husband's character and strength.
Sen. Hillary Clinton is airing a new television ad in Iowa called "Stakes." The ad focuses on what is at stake in the upcoming election such as the war, foreclosure crisis and national debt.
This ad boosting John Edwards was funded by the Alliance for a New America, a 527 issue group funded largely by local SEIU units.
The Biden Campaign asks Iowans to "choose a president" rather than simply a candidate on caucus night in a new statewide ad released today.
The ad also lauds Iowa for choosing candidates based on "integrity, experience, and proven leadership," according to a campaign statement.
The campaigns of Hillary Clinton and John Edwards have introduced two new ads for the holiday season.
The Clinton ad, titled "Presents," shows the New York Senator wrapping gifts with tags labeled 'Universal Health Care,' 'Alternative Energy,' and 'Universal Pre-K,' among others.
The Edwards campaign [...]
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has made his opposition to leaving leaving residual U.S. troops in Iraq a major theme of his campaign.
A new ad from the prospective Dem candidate will reiterate that message on Iowa TV.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama will release a new holiday TV ad starting Friday in Iowa.
Obama, wife Michelle and their two daughters are shown gathered around a Christmas tree in the new ad. Obama and Michelle thank Iowans for their hospitality in the past 11 months [...]
Sen. Hillary Clinton has released an ad in Iowa touting her endorsement by the Des Moines Register over the weekend.
In addition, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wishes Iowans a Merry Christmas in his new ad, which in part criticizes the excess of campaign ads on television.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, fighting to overtake Mike
Huckabee, has released a new contrast TV ad knocking the former Arkansas
guv.
The ad is called "Choice: Judgment" and focuses on the crime records of the
two pols.
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who is polling first [...]
John Edwards released a second TV ad in Iowa this weekend, entitled "Fight."
In the spot, Edwards calls saving the middle class an "epic battle," adding "that's the fight I was born for."
Hillary Clinton has a new ad running in Iowa and New Hampshire. The ad, "Proud," features her mother Dorothy Rodham and daughter Chelsea Clinton. It is the first ad Chelsea has appeared in during the 2008 presidential campaign.
John Edwards has released a new television ad called "Voice." The [...]
ONE Vote '08, a group co-chaired by former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist of Tennessee and Tom Daschle of South Dakota, is encouraging caucus-goers to vote for the presidential candidate with the strongest policy proposals to improve global health and alleviate extreme poverty.
[...]Dorothy Rodham, Hillary Clinton's mom, talks about the candidate's childhood and her commitment to helping others in a new TV ad.
[...]In Hillary Clinton's new Iowa ad the candidate says the country needs a new beginning on health care, education and foreign policy.
Republican Mike Huckabee is on the air with two new TV ads beginning Monday. The ad shown above is called "A Better America." The other ad, "Secure Borders," deals with Huckabee's plan to curtail illegal immigration.
A panel of political reporters and commentators assembled at Drake University to discuss the triumphs and tribulations of the Iowa caucuses and the campaigns running in the 2008 race. The event included: Rick Pearson, political writer for the Chicago Tribune; M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Iowa’s Bureau Chief for the Rocky Mountain News; [...]
Mitt Romney's new ad, "Not Politically Correct," highlights conservative stances he took while governor of Massachusetts.
ClubforGrowth.net has released an ad challenging former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee's record on taxes.
The Washington Post reports that the American Federation of Teachers is running a new 60-second radio ad in support of Hillary Clinton.
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Scott Brennan called the Nov. 10 Dem fundraiser "the most successful Jefferson Jackson dinner in history," as more than 9,000 Democrats filled the Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines to listen to six Democratic presidential candidates: Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Barack Obama and [...]
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson today released an ad touting Richardson's experience as a diplomatic troubleshooter.
The ad, titled "Only One," details a hostage situation in Iraq that then-Congressman Richardson was called upon to defuse. In the 60-second spot, Bill Barloon, the late David Daliberti, and his wife Kathy Daliberti praise [...]
Mitt Romney's new ad features his wife Ann talking about raising five sons and her devotion to her family.
Sen. Chris Dodd told a crowd of 60 people Saturday that 2 to 2.5 million people could face foreclosure before the subprime home lending dilemma is addressed by Washington. He stressed the need for federal regulations on subprime lenders to help ensure the American dream of homeownership.
"That is devastating to [...]
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, a Democratic presidential candidate, speaks out against the war in Iraq and says he brings a new vision for America at a campaign stop Oct. 2 in Des Moines.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, a Democratic presidential candidate, discusses tax cuts for the middle class at a town hall meeting Sept. 22 in Osceola.
Former Sen. John Edwards announced his education policy at a speech at Brody Middle School in Des Moines. The plan features an early education program for four-year-olds, teacher pay increases in low-income areas, and an overhaul of No Child Left Behind.
State Representatives Jeff Kaufmann, R-Wilton, and Jodi Tymeson, R-Winterset, along with former Rep. Ed Fallon, D-Des Moines, discuss a proposed water source in Clarke County at the Iowa Capitol. The lawmakers and affected landowners question the potential use of eminent domain and if challenges the current state law.
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, a Democratic presidential candidate, proposes her health care plan at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines.
On the first official campaign stop since declaring his candidacy, former Republican Sen. Fred Thompson told more than 200 Iowans that he was ready to run for president to improve the country for his children and grandchildren.
"The preseason is over," Thompson said. "Let's get on with it."
