Posts Tagged ‘Campaing 2010’

This past weekend, the Republican gubernatorial candidates squared off in the second of their three scheduled debates.  If you are already a supporter of one of the candidates, there is a good chance that you think your candidate won the debate.  If you don’t have a candidate in the race, then this debate probably ... Full story

Chet Culver Governor Chet Culver unexpectedly canceled a campaign stop in Newton on Saturday. Culver failed to explain why he had to skip the event. Super sleuth reporter, Dave Price of WHO TV 13, noted that Culver was double booked. Price noticed that Culver had events planned in Cedar Rapids at 10:30 and ... Full story

Mr. Bob Vander Plaats: I saw your attack on former Governor Branstad in yesterday’s Des Moines Register and was extremely disappointed. Is this going to be the essence of your campaign? When we met November 9th, you stated you wanted to run a campaign of substance and ideas. Now it appears the only thing you are really ... Full story

After months of remaining hopeful that Iowa’s economy would rebound, Governor Chet Culver was forced to take drastic actions to balance the state’s budget. Yesterday afternoon, Governor Culver ordered a 10% across-the-board cut, slashing the budget that he signed this spring by $600 million. In his press conference, Governor Culver said that ... Full story

If you believe everything that Governor Chet Culver says about the state’s budget, then you probably let out a huge sigh of relief last Friday when he stated that not only did the FY 2009 budget balance, the state actually had a $450 million budget surplus. Sounds farfetched, doesn’t it? If you need further proof, here ... Full story

Governor Chet Culver is in the midst of a scandal, the likes of which the state of Iowa has never seen in its history. The scandal involving the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) will likely dwarf the CIETC scandal from 2006. The CIETC scandal centered on state employees who lined their own pockets ... Full story

Today’s top story focuses mostly on the Iowa Family Policy Center’s gubernatorial forum instead of the straw poll which they conducted following the event. Below are the results, followed by reaction from Jamie Johnson who attended the event. Bob Vander Plaats – 167 votes (63%) Christian Fong – 44 votes (14%) Chris Rants ... Full story

A new statewide poll shows that 53% of Iowans are ready to give someone else the opportunity to lead the state as Iowa’s Governor. Only 36% of those surveyed feel that Governor Chet Culver deserves to be re-elected. The poll was conducted by Voter/Consumer Research and was commissioned by TheIowaRepublican.com in conjunction with Concordia ... Full story