2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was greeted warmly by the CPAC crowd Friday morning. This was the former Massachusetts governor’s first major speech since his November defeat. Despite the setback, Romney offered optimism for the GOP’s chances in the future. “We’ve lost races before, and in the past, those setbacks prepared us for larger [...]
Iowa’s two Republican congressmen, Steve King and Tom Latham, rejected the President Obama-approved, U.S. Senate-backed fiscal cliff bill Tuesday night. King and Latham joined 149 other Republicans in shunning the bill. However, 85 House Republicans and 172 Democrats voted in favor of the measure. Now it will be sent to President Obama’s desk and officially [...]
‘Twas two nights before Christmas, and all through the land, Iowa Republicans were worrying, about their name brand, The party was taken over, by the Paulistinian crew, They seized all the power with a bloodthirsty coup. Taking all the delegates, the central committee and the chair, How the rest of us felt, they hadn’t a [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Confucius say, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” We definitely fell on Tuesday. On the local, state and national level, Republicans were routed. Thankfully, there were a few who emerged victorious on our side. Here’s a look at the real [...]
The Romney/Ryan ticket staged one last Iowa rally on the eve of Election Day, hoping their final push would secure the state’s six electoral votes. Vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan spoke to a standing room only crowd of 1,200 inside an airport hangar in Des Moines. He sounded optimistic about the Republican team’s chances on Tuesday. [...]
It was Mitt Romney’s Iowa swan song. For at least six years, he has pursued the highest office in the land. All along, Romney’s path to the Oval Office ran straight through the Hawkeye State. On Sunday morning, in front of several thousand enthusiastic supporters, Romney delivered one final speech to the people of Iowa. [...]
Congressional candidate Ben Lange summed up the situation perfectly. As the presidential race tightens in the final days of the campaign, it is becoming increasingly clear that Iowa’s six electoral votes could play a huge role in the outcome. Perhaps even the deciding factor. The direction of our country might rest in the hands of [...]