Posts Tagged ‘Democratic’

Congressman Leonard Boswell has been in his share of close campaigns.  The 76 year old, seven-term member of congress won his seat when he beat Mike Mahaffey by just one percent in 1996.  Since then, Boswell has survived two strong challenges from Des Moines attorney Stan Thompson, and another one by Jeff Lamberti in 2006. Once ... Full story

Reason #4: Iowans Have Lost Their Representative In Congress Boswell Now a “Rubber Stamp” for Speaker Pelosi and the Liberal Wing of the Party Brad Zaun, candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, today noted that among the 14 Reasons We Need a New Congressman, none is as important as ensuring Iowans have an independent voice in ... Full story

It’s hit that point in the election cycle where the competitive nature of Congressional races are shifting rapidly. Unfortunately for Democrats, the overwhelming majority of those shifts are in favor of Republicans. The latest Senate race rating changes by CQ Politics includes five changes — in California, Washington, Wisconsin, Georgia and Iowa — that benefit ... Full story

While President Obama’s favorability rating is upside down nationally, TheIowaRepublican.com’s recent statewide poll shows the President with a 51 percent favorability rating in Iowa.  The President’s unfavorable rating was 46 percent. Even thought his favorability rating is better in Iowa than across the nation, the 34 percent of people who have a strongly ... Full story

Independents, Women Favor GOP Incumbent by Strong Margins U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley leads challenger Roxanne Conlin by 59-33 percent with strong margins among Republicans, independents and women, according to a Voter/Consumer Research poll released today. The poll, published by TheIowaRepublican.com, comes one day after a survey conducted by the Rasmussen Report showed Grassley leading Conlin by 55-35 ... Full story

Last fall, Iowa Democrats proclaimed that Senator Chuck Grassley would be in for the race of his life in 2010.  The Iowa Democratic Party then recruited Roxanne Conlin, a millionaire trial attorney, to run against him.  The Iowa news media also began to speculate about the serious challenge that Conlin would pose to Grassley. Everything went ... Full story

Only 24.7% of voters say they would definitely re-elect Boswell Des Moines, Iowa - August 10, 2010 - The Polk County Republican Party commissioned a poll in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District that show Republican Brad Zaun leading by 7.3% points in a head to head match-up with incumbent Leonard Boswell. "These numbers are very encouraging for ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker Recently, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn used an amendatory veto to create an open primary system in his state.  Currently, Illinois operates a closed primary system in which voters must first register with a particular political party.  Once they have declared a political party, the poll worker will then provide them with a ballot ... Full story

The Republican Party of Iowa today asked Siouxland Democrats whether they agree with the governor’s assessment of DNR Director Richard Leopold. Leopold is responsible for bureaucratic roadblocks for a planned $10 billion oil refinery in bordering South Dakota, which would also bring jobs to Northwest Iowa. Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn said, “With the recent ... Full story

Political newcomer Matt Schultz leads incumbent Secretary of State Mike Mauro in TheIowaRepublican.com Battleground Poll.  Schultz leads Mauro 33% to 30%, but the poll also shows that 35% of those surveyed have not made up their minds about the race. Schultz told TheIowaRepublican.com, “These numbers are encouraging, but it won't change what I'm doing. ... Full story