Posts Tagged ‘Democrat’

With more than 100,000 Iowans drawing unemployment benefits and economists calling long-term joblessness “the new normal,” Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today that Rep. David Loebsack can no longer ignore calls to debate the important issues facing Iowa and the nation. “I’m not willing to accept that millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Iowans ... Full story

Written by Patti Brown The lines in the sand have been drawn and it’s unlikely that the public hearing in the State House last night on HF2420 —the controversial “fair share” or “reasonable reimbursement” bill as it is being called this year— changed anyone’s mind last night. For more than three hours advocates and opponents to ... Full story

Governor Chet Culver faces a steep challenge if he wants to win re-election this November. Two state-wide polls conducted in late January and early February show Governor Culver in serious trouble as he prepares to stand for re-election. The polls conducted by TIR/Concordia Group and the Des Moines Register, show Governor Culver losing ... Full story

The Des Moines Register released more results from their Iowa Poll today.  The poll shows former Governor Terry Branstad with a 20 point lead over Governor Chet Culver.  Branstad leads Culver 53% to 33% in a head-to-head poll. Branstad isn’t the only Republican gubernatorial candidate to beat Culver in a head-to-head matchup.  Bob ... Full story

“Populist” Democrat Bruce Braley appeared on the FOX Business Channel last night but didn’t seem to appreciate the frank conversation about his voting record: As the hosts note, Braley like to talk tough about taking on Wall Street and fighting ... Full story

A new TIR/Concordia Group poll shows the political environment in Iowa has improved for Republicans in the last six months. The poll was commissioned by TheIowaRepublican.com in conjunction with Concordia Group LLC, an Iowa based public affairs company. Voter Consumer Research, a highly respected polling firm based in Washington D.C., conducted the poll ... Full story

Every year, the legislature and the Governor must approve a balanced budget by the end of the legislative session. This process is always a tedious and difficult one, and this year, they only have 80 days to do it. Some years the process is easier than others. In fiscal year 2008, ... Full story

The June 8th primary is only 128 days away. Just three months ago, retired airline pilot Dave Funk was the only Republican candidate in the race. As the weather turned cold, Republicans began to sense that seven-term incumbent Congressman Leonard Boswell was on the hot seat. Since then, a number of candidates have ... Full story

Rasmussen has just released polling results for the Iowa U.S. Senate race between Sen. Chuck Grassley and liberal millionaire trial attorney Roxanne Conlin. The poll shows that Grassley leads Conlin 59% to 31%. In October, Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Mike Kiernan said that Grassley would be in for the race of his life. ... Full story