Live Coverage: Blum vs. Lange 1st Congressional District Debate

The Five Seasons Republican Women of Cedar Rapids are hosting a Republican debate between Dubuque businessman Rod Blum and Independence attorney Ben Lange.  The two are vying for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.  The debate is being held at Kirkwood Community College and is co-sponsored by SourceMedia Group, the parent company of [...]

From the “No on Proposition 29″ Campaign Mail Bag…

(Proposition 29, on the June ballot, raises taxes on a package of cigarettes by $1. Taxes are currently 87 cents per pack. The additional revenue will be used to pay for cancer research and anti-smoking programs. The last panel notes that major funding for “Californians Against Out-of-Control Taxes and Spending” comes from Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco.)

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Did Blum Pay for Liberty Iowa Endorsement?

The Liberty Iowa PAC’s website says that the group supports candidates who will stand for Constitutionally limited government and free enterprise.  Typically when a PAC supports a candidate, it does so financially, but the Liberty Iowa PAC seems to operate a bit differently.  It is financially supported by the endorsed candidate. Rod Blum, one of [...]

King Unveils Four-Point Plan to Get America Working

(SAC CITY, IA) – Congressman King (R-Kiron) today unveiled his four-point plan to get America working at the first stop of his “Restoring Our American Dream” town hall tour. The full plan can be read here. “If we are to restore our American dream, we must get America, and Iowans in the 4th Congressional District back to [...]