Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has been adamant that he will not make a decision about running for re-election until sometime in 2014. In an interview with the Des Moines Register in early January, Branstad talked about how Governor Bob Ray waited until February of 1982 to announce his decision not to seek re-election. Branstad, who [...]
The primary in the 1st Congressional District may still be over a year away, but that’s not stopping one Republican candidate from taking his message to the airwaves. Cedar Rapids businessman Steve Rathje will begin running a television ad for his congressional bid on local cable networks in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District beginning on Tuesday. [...]
1st Congressional District, Cedar Rapids-Today, Steve Rathje, Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives seat representing the 1st District of Iowa, announced his campaign organization for the 2014 election. “I am proud to have the support of so many people in my run for Congress,” Rathje said. “I’ve been listening to Iowans and I see [...]
I traveled to Dubuque on Saturday to take in the Republican Party of Iowa’s “Freedom on Tour” event featuring Tom Woods, a New York Times-bestselling author. Woods, who has previously spoken at an RPI event, also headed up a Super PAC for Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign. The venue for the event, Blades Chapel at [...]
By Craig Robinson Governor Terry Branstad downplayed the significance of Steve Gray hosting a fundraiser for his campaign back in October of last year. Gray, a Cedar Rapids businessman, is the lead backer of a proposed $80 million casino development in the heart of the city. At the time, Branstad told reporters, “I believe that [...]
A new poll in Iowa’s 1st congressional district shows Republican challenger Ben Lange surging past Democrat incumbent Bruce Braley 46.9% to 45.4% heading into the final days of the campaign, according to a report in today’s Cedar Rapids Gazette. Mitt Romney has also pulled ahead of Barack Obama 48.9% to 46.4%, according to the poll, [...]
By Craig Robinson Mitt Romney touched down at the Eastern Iowa Airport for quick campaign rally in the state’s second most populous county on Wednesday evening. Romney was welcomed to the Cedar Rapids area by an energetic crowd of over 3000 people. The crowd was so large that campaign aides had to create an overflow [...]