Reynolds Campaign Launches First Television Ad: “Driveway”

Gov. Reynolds: Because I know how tough it is to make ends meet. And I’ll never forget it. – Today the Kim Reynolds for Iowa Campaign launched its first television ad of the campaign titled, “Driveway.” The ad will begin airing on television and digital platforms this week, highlighting the Governor’s fight to…

Continue reading

Hubble Open to Assisited Suicide

DES MOINES, Iowa  —  Fred Hubbell, the Des Moines businessman and Democratic candidate for governor, said on Monday that Iowa should consider joining…

Sen. Chuck Grassley: What I Need to Hear From Mark Zuckerberg Today

By Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa As published in Fortune Magazine April 10, 2018 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to…

Special Election in SD 25 Gets Nasty – Thanks to Iowa Democrats

The race for Iowa Senate District 25 is heating up in advance of the special election on April 10th. While it appears the…

BREAKING NEWS: Republican Candidate for Governor Ron Corbett Disqualified

Today, a state panel consisting of the Secretary of State, State Auditor, and Attorney General heard a challenge by TIR Founder Craig Robinson…

TIR EXCLUSIVE: Ron Corbett Nomination Petitions Challenged

In one of the most cut and dry cases in ballot qualification, Ron Corbett fails to gather enough signatures to join the 2018…

Every Man Can Win

I was surprised recently to learn about an ad put out by a group called “Farmers for Free Trade,” a 501(c)(4) non-profit “dedicated…

Governor Reynolds Flexes Muscle Getting on the Ballot

Last week, Governor Kim Reynolds submitted almost 10,000 signatures to get on the ballot. Her campaign reported that this was twice the required…

The Case of Steve Forbes and the $1,500 iPhone

The Thursday before last (1 March) President Trump met at the White House with steel and aluminum executives representing industry leaders such as…

Grassley Positioned to Become President Pro Tempore of the Senate

Sen. Charles Grassley, first elected to the Senate on Reagan’s coattails in 1980, currently ranks 3rd in seniority among Republicans in that body,…

Bring on the Russian bots!

When I was in high school, a number of jokes made the rounds (from some proximate cause which I no longer remember) about…