Craig Robinson Archive

With the final gubernatorial debate taking place later this week, primary voters have limited opportunities to ask the three Republican candidates for governor questions before the June 8th primary. Radio Iowa’s, Kay Henderson, will be one of the panelists at the final debate being that is being sponsored by the Des Moines Register on ... Full story

Hours after State Auditor Dave Vaudt endorsed Terry Branstad’s campaign on Tuesday, the Iowa Family Policy Center sent out a press release entitled, “Branstad finds a Human Shield.” The press release relayed IFPC’s disappointment of Vaudt’s endorsement. IFPC also pointed out that former State Auditor Richard Johnson, who held the position during ... Full story

The Kennedy Family is hosting a fundraising event for Governor Chet Culver’s re-election campaign on May 11th, TheIowaRepublican.com has learned. The event will be held at Jean Kennedy Smith’s home. She is the former Ambassador to Ireland and the sister of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, and Robert F. ... Full story

In 1992, MTV put of a group of twenty year-old strangers is a house with a bunch of cameras and called it The Real World. The show was an instant hit, and thus reality TV was born. Since that time, we have grown accustomed to other realty shows like the Amazing ... Full story

As some of you may have noticed, I was not on Steve Deace’s radio program this past Monday. After writing an article about Danny Carroll’s appearance on his show, Steve wanted to us to sit down and talk before doing another show. Due to his busy schedule, the first time we were able to ... Full story

For those of you who listen, I will not be on WHO Radio tonight at 6 pm with for my weekly Inside Politics segment. I just wanted to pass a long a note in case you were looking forward to it. With so much going on, I’m falling a bit behind so hang in there. I ... Full story

TheIowaRepublican.com caught up with Terry Branstad and Bob Vander Plaats in Goose Lake last night. I asked them their reaction to the first gubernatorial debate and the main issue coming out of it, gambling. Below are the videos.... Full story

Two weeks have gone by since Congress passed the President’s healthcare plan. I’m sure there are a lot of people, especially small business owners, who wish the President would come on the TV today and say, “April Fools, we were just kidding around with all that healthcare stuff.” Sadly, we know that it’s not ... Full story

1st Congressional District Candidate Ben Lange has a new web video on his website. It’s a great example of how candidates should use new media sources like YouTube to communicate to voters. Unlike his primary opponents, Lange has hired a campaign manager, Cody Brown. Brown talked to TheIowaRepublican.com last week and was very impressive. Below is the video. ... Full story

March is here and that means that this long winter will soon be over! It also means that the men's basketball tourney time is just days away from tip off and with it the 2nd Annual Latham Tourney Challenge . Do you have what it takes to beat my picks this year? If you ... Full story