Iowa wins! State notches top spot with #TopStatesIA in CNBC’s “Top States Twitter Battle”

(DES MOINES) – Iowa is the victor in CNBC’s “Top States Twitter Battle,” garnering more than 35% of the vote using #TopStatesIA. Tweets using the #TopStatesIA were sent from a broad spectrum of businesses, individuals, news organizations, public officials, associations, schools, and other interested parties. The #TopStatesIA Twitter stream was displayed multiple times this week [...]

Senate District 20 sees big money

The money is flowing in the 20th Senate District, with Steve Dickerson and Phillip North both bringing in more than $100,000 in the second quarter. Dickerson, who is locked in a three-way race for the Republican nomination, raised $100,040 between … Continue reading

Santorum Lends A Hand While Taking A Victory Lap

Rick Santorum returned to Iowa for the first time since winning the Iowa caucuses.  Santorum’s itinerary included two large events to thank his supporters, events to help congressional candidates John Archer and Ben Lange, in addition to helping a few others along the way, too.  The Iowa trip was also part victory lap since Santorum [...]

Santorum Supporters Slow to Warm to Romney

Although Mitt Romney’s campaign is busy trying to win over independents and disaffected Democrats, it is obvious the GOP presidential nominee-to-be still work to do in convincing conservatives to vote for him. Despite encouragement from Rick Santorum to get behind all Republicans in the November election, many who supported Santorum in the Iowa Caucus are [...]