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TheIowaRepublican.com recently commissioned two statewide polls in conjunction with Concordia Group LLC, an Iowa based public affairs company. The polls were conducted by Voter Consumer Research, a highly respected polling firm based in Washington D.C. Over the next few weeks, TheIowaRepublican.com will be releasing the results of the polls. All interviews were conducted via telephone ... Full story

TheIowaRepublican.com was sent a couple of pictures from a parade in Senate District 37 this weekend. Senate District 37 is currently represented by Sen. Staci Appel, she is being challenged by Kent Sorenson. The following pictures tell the story of the parade. ... Full story

By Senator Paul McKinley The signature item of Governor Culver’s four years in office is his $1.7 billion dollar temporary work program known as I-JOBS. From the very beginning it has been a controversial debt laden program that has almost universally failed in it’s intended purposes with ever evolving temporary job creation ... Full story

For the first time in two election cycles, Iowa Republicans are optimistic about their chances of winning races up and down the ballot this November. With a favorable political climate and many voters upset with incumbents, everyone expects Republicans to gain seats this year. The question that remains, however, is how many ... Full story

Polk County Republicans nominated three people for Polk County Supervisor last night.  Before the special nominating convention, the three incumbent Democrats on the Board were running unopposed. Former Third District congressional candidate Dave Funk leads the new slate of candidates.  Funk will run in District Three.  Bonita Davis was nominated to run in District ... Full story

From the massive flooding of the Cedar and Des Moines Rivers in 2008, to the deadly tornadoes that leveled Parkersburg and the Boys Scout camp in Western Iowa, Governor Chet Culver has had to deal with a number of natural disasters.  Once again, Culver must deal with another devastating flood, this time on the ... Full story

Second quarter fundraising reports show that a number of Republicans are interested in running for president in 2012.  As expected, Mitt Romney leads the way, raising over $1.5 million for his Free and Strong PAC. Romney’s haul dwarfed what his potential presidential primary opponents raised in the three-month period.  Sarah Palin, who was his closest ... Full story

Matt Schultz, the Republican candidate for Secretary of State, turns 31 years old today.  If elected this fall, Matt would be the youngest person in the state’s history to hold that office.  Matt is an outstanding candidate who is out there campaigning hard to earn the support of all Iowans. I’m excited about his campaign ... Full story

There has been a lot of talk about the number of jobs Governor Culver’s I-Jobs program is responsible for creating this week.  I-Job’s is Culver’s signature accomplishment during his first term as Iowa’s governor. The program borrowed almost $1 billion to fund projects around the state.  After being in existence for a year now, ... Full story

Ben Lange (1st CD), Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (2nd District), and Brad Zaun (3rd District), have all earned “On the Radar” status from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).  The status is part of the NRCC’s Young Guns program that assists Republican candidates for Congress. The Young Guns program was founded in the 2007-2008 election cycle ... Full story