By Craig Robinson Before we even knew the 2012 election results from Florida, beltway reporters were already busy assembling lists of potential 2016 presidential candidates and watching their every move. The person garnering the most attention is Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who is Iowa-bound on Saturday to speak at Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s birthday bash. [...]
In a debate last week, Congressman Tom Latham asked Congressman Leonard Boswell when he had last run a positive campaign ad. Boswell avoided answering the question, probably because he either knows the answer and is embarrassed by it, or he honestly doesn’t remember because it’s been so long. Iowans have grown accustomed to Boswell’s negative [...]
By Craig Robinson A couple days ago, the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee began airing an ad against Congressman Tom Latham titled, “Devastating.” The ad features Lynne Carter of Winterset, Iowa. Carter tells a tail about her job being shipped overseas. She says that some people were literally left out in the cold with no retirement [...]
By Craig Robinson The boys over at Buzz Feed got my attention with a headline that reads, “Republicans Plot Assault On Iowa Caucuses.” The article focuses on a proposed RNC rule change that will be debated in Tampa on Friday. What the boys at Buzz Feed forgot to mention in their headline is that the [...]
On Tuesday, Marshall County Treasurer Jarret Heil of rural Haverhill, Iowa issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s visit to his family farm during the President’s three day visit in Iowa. “It is truly an honor to have the President of the United States visit our farm and see a little piece of [...]
The speculation surrounding who will be Mitt Romney’s nominee for Vice President is at an all time high. The media and political pundits have been analyzing potential nominees’ strengths and weaknesses since Romney has secured the Republican nomination. Reporters and political analysts are watching every move that Romney makes as they try to read the [...]
Earlier this week, the Republican Party of Iowa announced the formation of a committee that is tasked to review and make recommendations to improve the Iowa caucuses. In addition to making improvements to the caucus process in Iowa, the committee’s larger focus is to make recommendations that will help Iowa retain its privileged First-in-the-Nation status [...]