Written by Ben Lange, Candidate for U.S. Congress (IA-01) On Saturday, April 26th, 1777, a 41-year-old John Adams, while serving in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, wrote to his wife Abigail of 12 years: “Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make [...]
(EARLY, IA) – Iowa Congressman Steve King (R-Kiron) today announced that during January-March 2012 he had the best fundraising quarter in his campaign’s history. Congressman King raised nearly $450,000 and ended the first quarter with over $800,000 cash on hand. “Our campaign’s momentum continues to build,” said King. “This past week I traveled to 23 [...]
She spent months traveling and repeated the same question hundreds of times, but Christie Vilsack still has not figured out which “Iowa values” are important to the people of the 4th Congressional District. Despite being told repeatedly that Iowans care about protecting life, reducing the deficit and lowering taxes, Vilsack stuck with what she knows [...]
Details are being finalized for the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Spring Event which will feature Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). The event, set to be held on Friday, May 11th, is expected to be attended by more than 600 Iowa activists who will play a foundational role in campaigns this fall. The senator lives in [...]
Woodbury County GOP Chairman Brian Rosener has chosen sides in the Republican primary race that pits Iowa House representative Ron Jorgensen against challenger Matthew Ung. Rosener endorsed Ung earlier this week. He also quickly received backlash from some Sioux City area Republicans. “I know Matthew Ung to be a true conservative with real integrity who [...]
The United States Supreme Count began hearing arguments on Monday over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. The oral arguments will last for three days. The court’bs decision, which will come later this year, could significantly impact the outcome of the 2012 presidential race, not to mention the future of [...]
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 [...]