Posts Tagged ‘2012’

If you are looking for proof of a Republican resurgence in Iowa, you don’t need to wait until Election Day this November to see it. You can see it by the quality and quantity of candidates that will appear on the ballot in the June primary, and you can also see it in the rebuilding of ... Full story

In addition to the article about the growing possibility that Mitt Romney may skip the 2012 Iowa Caucuses which appeared on this website yesterday, Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic also wrote a story about lessons learned in Iowa during the 2008 caucuses. The point that Ambinder makes in his article ... Full story

A good friend of mine was once asked by the media, “Why does the presidential nominating process start in Iowa?” Sure, there is a historical way answer to the question, but my friend smiled and answered the reporter’s question with one of his own. “Why is the Rose Bowl played in Pasadena?” ... Full story

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is in Iowa today to give a speech at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Convention in Okoboji, Iowa. After his speech, Huckabee will headline a fundraiser for GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats. Below is a video of Governor Huckabee being interviewed by Mike Glover of the Associated Press and Jason Clayworth of the Des Moines Register. ... Full story

Nevada Senator John Ensign was in Iowa yesterday to give a lecture in Sioux City as part of the Iowa-based American Future Fund’s lecture series. AFF is a 527 group that advocates for free market, conservative principles. Ensign’s visit to northwest Iowa is his first to the state, and many view his visit ... Full story

Nevada Senator John Ensign has arrived in Iowa and just completed his tour of Trans Ova Genetics in Sioux Center Iowa. When asked by Fox News’ Carl Cameron if he was running for President, Sen. Ensign said “no.” Cameron followed up by asking, “You are in Iowa, the leadoff caucus state, are you ... Full story