Congressman Bruce Braley has officially been a candidate for the U.S. Senate for almost two months now. While Iowa Democrats have united around Braley’s candidacy, Braley’s journey to becoming the presumptive nominee of his party has been short and bumpy road. Braley’s announcement that he would run for the U.S. Senate was immediately drowned out [...]
Congressman Bruce Braley, the presumptive Democrat U.S. Senate nominee in 2014, told reporters on Iowa Public Television’s Iowa Press program that he believes entitlement reform is immoral. A reporter asked Braley if he supported President Obama’s budget proposal that included cuts to Social Security benefits and to Medicare. Braley responded by saying, “I think that [...]
Having spent a considerable amount of my professional life fundraising for political candidates and organizations, I’m always interested in perusing through the latest financial reports for Iowa politicians. Some activists scoff at the role money and fundraising play in politics, but raising money is a necessity for campaigns of all sizes. This is especially true [...]
As Congressman Bruce Braley has begun to introduce himself to voters in western Iowa Wednesday and today, the presumptive Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 made his presence known at the annual LGBTQ youth conference that was being held at the Prairie Meadows Casino Conference Center in Altoona. A short video of Braley [...]
As Congressman Bruce Braley has begun to introduce himself to voters in western Iowa Wednesday and today, the presumptive Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 made his presence known at the annual LGBTQ youth conference that was being held at the Prairie Meadows Casino Conference Center in Altoona. A short video of Braley [...]
There is a lot of truth to the old adage that says money is the mother’s milk of politics. The saying dates back the sixties, but it is even more relevant to politics today. Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2014 will probably be the most expensive race in the state’s history. All statewide elections [...]
By Craig Robinson Congressman Bruce Braley is a lot of things, but stupid isn’t one of them. Braley’s decision to announce that he will run for the Senate less than two weeks after Senator Tom Harkin shocked everyone with the news that he wouldn’t be seeking re-election was a shrewd move. How shrewd was it? [...]