The Final Presidential Debate? Tonight’s CNN debate from Arizona may be the final debate of the Republican Primary. If the race is going to be competitive all the way to the Republican National Convention, it’s hard to see not having a couple more, but none are currently on the books. Tonight’s debate should be interesting. [...]
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Independent Polls Confirm: Move House Property Tax Bill
(DES MOINES) – In light of newly-released statewide polling, House Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) called on Senate Democrats to immediately take up the Republican property tax proposal, House File 2274. If nothing is done on the issue of property taxes, Iowans are staring down the barrel of a $2.5 billion property tax increase over the [...]
Why the GOP Presidential Race Will Be Decided at Convention
For the first time since 1976, the Republican Party might be forced to choose its nominee through a contested national convention. That year, the race between incumbent President Gerald Ford and former California Governor Ronald Reagan was still too close to call by the time the RNC convention began in mid-August. Ford narrowly won a [...]
Online Public Schools: Why are Senate Democrats and The Des Moines Register attacking Public School Options?
By Brian Kennedy Increasingly around the nation, school choice and education reform are a bipartisan issue. Conservatives like Florida Governor Jeb Bush and liberals like New York City’s Michael Bloomberg agree that empowering parents to choose the school that best suits their child’s learning needs results in better schools, higher student achievement, more diplomas and [...]
Second Congressional District Primary Could Be a Good One
It’s easy to get distracted when presidential politics take over the political scene in Iowa every four years. With 24-hour cable news channels and unlimited campaign coverage via the Internet, one’s attention can easily become dominated by presidential politics even after the caucuses are long over. While caucuses allow us Iowans a chance to play [...]
POTUS: People of Faith Need Not Apply?
It doesn’t matter if you are watching Fox News, CNN, or MSNBC. Likewise, it doesn’t matter if you are reading the Washington Post, the New York Times, or Politico. Social issues have become a dominant issue in the presidential campaign. If you are a casual follower of politics, you probably believe that all of this [...]