Posts Tagged ‘Vander Plaats’

This fall, Iowa voters will be asked whether or not they want to call for a constitutional convention that would allow them to revise the state’s constitution.  Voters are automatically asked this question once every decade.  The thinking behind the ballot question is to give the people of Iowa a route around an ... Full story

Today is the last day that independent candidates have to file the necessary petitions to be on the ballot this fall.  Normally, independent candidates don’t make much of an impact on elections, but as we have seen with Ross Perot’s presidential run in 1992, strong independent candidates can alter the outcome of an ... Full story

Yesterday, Bob Vander Plaats held a mid-afternoon press conference in front of the Iowa Judicial building. It was the second time in less than a week that Vander Plaats held a press conference about his new initiative to oust the three Supreme Court Justices who face a retention vote in November. The purpose of the ... Full story

Last Friday, Bob Vander Plaats put an end to the speculation that he might run for governor as an independent candidate when he announced that he will instead lead a statewide anti-retention campaign against three Iowa Supreme Court Justices.  The details regarding Vander Plaats’ new political organization are sparse, but he did indicate that he ... Full story

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats announced today that he will not run as an independent candidate for governor this fall.  Vander Plaats made the announcement in the shadows of the Iowa Supreme Court building this morning. “I’m here today to say that I will not be seeking an independent run for ... Full story

Just a few thoughts in advance of Vander Plaats’ press conference this morning. I love the fact that I compared Vander Plaats to Brett Favre yesterday then a few hours later he announces a press conference.  Seriously, this might be the best analogy I’ve ever made. If the news reports that say Vander Plaats is going to ... Full story

I’m fascinated by Bob Vander Plaats.  Don’t laugh. I’m serious. I know that I’ve been guilty of calling him a perpetual politician, a constant campaigner, and three or five time loser depending on how you at home want to score it.  Still, Bob Vander Plaats has been able to do more than a lot ... Full story

As TheIowaRepublican.com reported earlier this week, Bob Vander Plaats is expected to be nominated for lieutenant governor at today’s Republican state convention. Vander Plaats was a guest on Steve Deace’s radio show yesterday and said that there is a strong possibility that he will attend the convention. He also said that, if convention delegates felt compelled ... Full story

After coming up 21,531 votes short of Terry Branstad on primary night, Bob Vander Plaats announced that he and Branstad had agreed to meet and talk about ways to unite Republicans after the primary.  Sources close to Vander Plaats tell TheIowaRepublican.com the meeting with Branstad occurred on Monday in Sioux City, and it ... Full story

DES MOINES – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s re-election campaign has retained Iowa political veteran Eric Woolson as spokesman and to guide its communications activities through the general election. “Eric has a unique working relationship with Chuck Grassley over more than 30 years.  He was a newspaper reporter in the late ... Full story