Posts Tagged ‘Roberts’

The only poll that counts is the one they take on Election Day. The polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close this evening at 9 p.m. It is likely that we will know the winners of each of these contests before the 10 o’clock news is over. There are six major Republican ... Full story

With the June 8th Primary just days away, I thought I would help out all of the undecided (sarcasm) voters who read this website by providing them with a voter guide. The voter guide below contains the pertinent information one needs before they cast their vote. Today we focus on the race for governor. Terry ... Full story

Former Governor Terry Branstad talks to reporters following the final debate before the June 8th primary. Photo by Dave Davidson Full story

By James Johnson The worst kept secret in Iowa today is that the Republican Party is having a knock-down, drag-out, bar room brawl for the gubernatorial nomination. And as the June 8th primary date approaches, it is getting nastier. It is like the lyrics of the old Johnny Cash song, "A Boy Named Sue"... “Well, I hit ... Full story

Republican gubernatorial candidate State Representative Rod Roberts is applauding Governor Chet Culver for signing a gun-rights bill into law today which Roberts advocated and voted for during the most recent session of the Iowa Legislature. The law makes the State of Iowa a “shall issue” state, which empowers Iowans to exercise their Second ... Full story

Third District Republicans descended upon Grinnell this weekend for the Republican District Convention. It was the second election cycle in a row that Grinnell has held the district convention. Being centrally located and right off of Interstate 80, makes it a convenient location for each of the 12 Third District ... Full story

Over the next few weeks, candidates running for federal offices will be announcing how much money they were able to raise for their campaigns in the first quarter of 2010. The dollars that they were able to raise, and more importantly their cash on-hand numbers, will be provide us ... Full story

A big difference is developing between Governor Chet Culver and his Republican opponents when it comes to creating jobs in the state. A month ago, Culver urged the state Racing and Gaming Commission to grant four more gaming licenses. The rationale that Culver used was that the four new casinos based in ... Full story

Republican gubernatorial candidate State Representative Rod Roberts filed an amendment to two bills in the Iowa House yesterday that could make it possible to challenge the constitutionality of President Obama’s plan to nationalize the health care industry, which could occur as soon as Sunday. Roberts filed the amendment to both SF 2201 and SF 2356. ... Full story

In 85 days, Iowa Republicans will head out to the polls and select the candidate that they want to see go head-to-head with Governor Chet Culver in the general election this fall. Various public and private polls show that Governor Culver is in serious trouble, meaning that Republicans stand a great chance at winning the ... Full story