The presidential candidates return to the debate stage tonight in South Carolina and TheIowaRepublican.com invites you to join us for a live, interactive chat. We will provide instantaneous analysis and commentary, see Twitter updates from the campaigns and encourage you to voice your opinions. Thanks to Jon Huntsman’s departure, all the candidates should have ample [...]
Just as soon as the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce finished constructing a massive sand sculpture of the six Republican presidential candidates, Jon Huntsman announced that he was getting out of the race. Huntsman is featured in the center of the sculpture The 1,175,100-pound sand sculpture (525 tons) has taken five sand sculptors six [...]
Jon Huntsman’s ticket to ride was a one-way ticket home. After finishing a disappointing third place behind Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in New Hampshire, Huntsman has decided to no longer pursue the Republican nomination. Even though Huntsman is dropping out of the race and endorsing Mitt Romney, his decision to drop out before tonight’s [...]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C – The national media can’t seem to write enough stories about the inability of conservatives to unite behind one candidate to challenge Romney. The entire idea is preposterous from the start. Everyone from Jon Huntsman to Ron Paul considers themselves to be a conservative. What we have been waiting to see is [...]
Mitt Romney Meets Expectations As expected, Mitt Romney scored a major victory in New Hampshire last night. Romney bested his nearest competitor by 17 points. The question going into the New Hampshire primary was never whether or not Romney could win, but rather whether he could beat his incredibly high expectations. In every way, shape, [...]
Sunday’s GOP presidential debate was everything Saturday’s was not. The questions were substantive, the issues were topical and the moderating was solid. 10 hours after the woefully produced ABC debate, the six candidates took the stage again in New Hampshire. The rest of the field came out trying to tear down frontrunner Mitt Romney. Did [...]
Just about the most frequent question I get asked is “who are you going to vote for?” The simple answer to that question is “no one” because I am not a registered Republican and I have no plans on changing that. I have been reluctant to answer the question because it will not be an [...]