Dubuque businessman Rod Blum made his bid for congress official on Wednesday when he announced another run for Iowa’s First District seat. Blum lost to Ben Lange in the 2012 Republican primary, 53%-47%. He becomes the second Republican to proclaim intentions to run in 2014. Cedar Rapids businessman Steve Rathje is the other announced candidate. [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Sometimes Grace comes in the form of a punch in the face. Here’s my endorsement for RPI chairman: Clint Eastwood’s empty chair. It couldn’t do worse than the current occupant … The race for Republican Party of Iowa chairman heated up in recent days with a few potential new [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Well, here it is. What the world no one was waiting for. At long last, I reveal my picks and prognostications for Election Day. Subject to change based [...]
Congressional candidate Ben Lange summed up the situation perfectly. As the presidential race tightens in the final days of the campaign, it is becoming increasingly clear that Iowa’s six electoral votes could play a huge role in the outcome. Perhaps even the deciding factor. The direction of our country might rest in the hands of [...]
DUBUQUE, IA – U.S. congressional candidate Ben Lange rattled three-term liberal Democrat incumbent Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) in a lively statewide televised debate tonight, holding the incumbent’s feet to the fire on his failed economic policies over the past six years. Lange hammered Braley throughout the night on the fact that Braley was elected to [...]
By Craig Robinson With 40 days to go before the November election, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) once again finds himself in a vulnerable position in his lively 2012 rematch with Ben Lange according to a confidential memo authored by a Lange advisor and obtained by The Iowa Republican from a third-party not directly connected to the [...]
U.S. congressional candidate Ben Lange launched a new television ad today entitled “The Truth” which contrasts Lange’s plan to save Medicare for current and future generations with Congressman Bruce Braley’s vote to cut $716 billion from Medicare in order to finance Obamacare. Since Obamacare was enacted, Medicare’s Trustees have projected that Medicare will be insolvent [...]