It’s been over a year since the current slate of Republican Party of Iowa state central committee members were selected at District Conventions across the state. Seven members of the 16-member committee are supporters of former Congressman Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign, a few others supported other candidates for president but also have connections to [...]
The Republican Party of Iowa’s Lincoln Dinner in Cedar Rapids on Friday was undoubtedly the high point of A.J. Spiker’s tenure as party chairman. The event was a success in every imaginable way. I live-blogged the event Friday evening. Below you can view the full speeches from Rand Paul, Senator Grassley and Congressman King. I [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Happy Mothers Day to all the mom’s out there, especially mine, without whom this column would not exist. And Paulistinians everywhere would rejoice. Governor Branstad will announce our new state auditor Monday. My clandestine, ubiquitous informants have told me who it is, but getting official confirmation has been surprisingly [...]
Greetings and welcome to TheIowaRepublican.com’s live blog of the RPI Lincoln Dinner, featuring Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. We are at the Hotel at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids. There is a big crowd here. It looks like more than 500 seats are set up for the event. C-SPAN is carrying the event live, or you can [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. If the road is easy, you’re likely going the wrong way. – Terry Goodkind The coming week will be a pivotal one in Iowa’s 2014 U.S. Senate race. With Congress on recess, Steve King will spend the week here in the state. King told me Saturday that he will [...]
You scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours. That seems to be the nature of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s trip to Iowa next month. Walker, who is viewed as a potential 2016 presidential candidate, is slated to speak at a Polk County GOP fundraiser on May 23rd in West Des Moines. The news of Walker’s [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise. – George R.R. Martin I just got my taxes done on Saturday and I am not in a good mood. It was a truly depressing and maddening experience. I think I’d rather have my toenails ripped off [...]