It seems that a week doesn’t go that somebody in the media or one of the Republican campaigns for governor doesn’t spend time analyzing Branstad’s return to politics and what it says about Iowa Republicans. For the most part, it seems people think that Branstad’s return [...]
I was over at The Bean Walker and noticed an op/ed by David Mastio at The Des Moines Register. Who is David Mastio you may ask? I’m not familiar either, but (see update below) He is the “Senior Editor for Online Opinion” [...]
Two years ago, Iowa Republicans struggled to find one candidate to challenge Congressman Leonard Boswell in the general election despite the fact that Boswell faced a primary challenge of his own. Now, as many as five candidates are vying for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s [...]
Some miscellany for your Monday morning:
The Iowa Republican: Flaws Begin to Emerge in Branstad Campaign Washington Times: Obama secrecy Times of London: Developing nations stage walkout over Copenhagen stalemate Wall St. Journal: The ‘Cost Control’ Bill of Goods The Washington Post: An interference call for college [...]There's a must read article in The Iowa Republican regarding liberal Roxanne Conlin, who hopes to win the Democrat nomination for U.S. Senate and oppose Senator Chuck Grassley.
Conlin Proves She is Good At Spending Other People's Money
It should come as no surprise. A few weeks after announcing that she is a [...]
Congressman Steve King returned from Afghanistan this week with the sense that the nation’s cities have become more secure in the past year.
The Iowa Republican spent four days in the country, meeting with President Hamid Karzai, Iowa troops and civilian advisers. It was the third trip to Afghanistan for the [...]
Earlier today, Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn joined Rep. Chris Hagenow and Rep. Matt Windschitl to announce The Liberty Agenda. The Liberty Agenda consists of three elements.
Allow Iowans to vote of the definition of marriage.
Restore the number of State Troopers to the pre-1998 [...]
The Des Moines Register this evening has released additional details from a poll done on high-profile political figures. The one that Tom Beaumont has just dropped on his blog shows 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is in strong favor among Iowa Republicans. [...]
Congressman Steve King Friday said terrorists would get a foothold in the U.S. if Sept. 11 suspects or suspected terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay Cuba were tried in the United States, as Attorney General Eric Holder has signaled.
Here is the key passage from the Iowa Republican’s comments during a [...]
A TV and film star is throwing a $100,000+ fundraiser for a candidate for Iowa governor tonight, but the beneficiary isn’t the bleeding-heart Hollywood liberal you might expect.
The Iowa Republican reports that Sioux City businessman and social conservative leader Bob Vander Plaats could raise $200,000 for his gubernatorial campaign [...]
