Presidential Archive

Gov. Sarah Palin to Headline Iowa GOP’s Ronald Reagan Dinner “Salute to Freedom” Event, Friday, September 17 DES MOINES – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today announced Governor Sarah Palin will be the Party’s special guest at the upcoming Reagan Dinner: A Salute to Freedom. “The Iowa GOP is pleased that Gov. Palin is traveling to ... Full story

Well-placed sources tell TheIowaRepublican.com that Sarah Palin is slated to be the keynote speaker at the Republican Party of Iowa’s Ronald Reagan Dinner on Friday, September 17th.  The state party is slated to release more details about the event tomorrow. The visit would be Palin’s first visit to Iowa since making a brief stop ... Full story

Former House Speaker calls King’s repeal legislation, H.R. 4972, “the most practical solution to repeal Obamacare” Washington D.C.- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) announced today that former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, has endorsed King’s legislation, H.R. 4972, which seeks to fully repeal Obamacare. Speaker Gingrich issued his endorsement of King’s efforts ... Full story

If you told someone that a former presidential candidate just spent the last three days headlining events in Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Des Moines, they probably come to the conclusion that the word “former” should be dropped and “potential” should be used instead. If you then said that this former presidential candidate, who is ... Full story

Last week, TheIowaRepublican.com’s 2012 caucus poll showed that Sarah Palin garnered the support of 11 percent of Iowa Republicans.  Palin’s 11 percent put her in fourth place behind Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich. Any candidate who is considering a presidential run for the first time would gladly start off in double-digits in Iowa. ... Full story

On Monday, TheIowaRepublican.com released the results of its 2012 caucus poll.  The survey included the names of ten likely candidates that have either already been traveling to the First-In-The-Nation Caucus state, or are rumored to be interested in a presidential run.  As is the case with any poll that uses a hypothetical list of ... 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

Believe it or not, the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is already underway in Iowa.  Potential candidates like Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich are already making frequent visits to the state that hosts the First-In-The-Nation Caucuses. While most people, including most Iowans, think that ... Full story

TheIowaRepublican.com will release the results of its Battleground Poll tomorrow morning. The poll surveyed 399 Republicans across the state and asked them who their choice for the Republican nominee for president would be. TheIowaRepublican.com commissioned the poll in conjunction with Concordia Group LLC, an Iowa based public affairs company. The poll surveyed 399 Republican ... Full story

Three years ago today, the Iowa Straw Poll was held in at the Iowa State Center in Ames, Iowa. It is likely that a year from now it will host a similar event, but today the entire complex is under water. It is being reported that eight feet of water now covers the floor at Hilton Coliseum. Below is a video of the flood ... Full story