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 [...]
Republican Party of Iowa Chairman A.J. Spiker and RPI State Central Committee member Jamie Johnson discuss the RNC Growth & Opportunity Project last month at the Sioux County GOP central committee meeting in Orange City DES MOINES—As the Republican Party of Iowa’s governing state central committee prepares to gather for its quarterly meeting tomorrow, tensions [...]
By Craig Robinson On Monday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus provided the media with a blunt assessment of the committee’s 2012 campaign effort. Priebus admitted, “Our message was weak; our ground game was insufficient; we weren’t inclusive; we were behind in both data and digital; and our primary and debate process needed improvement.” In [...]
By Craig Robinson Eighty or so Republican operatives, former office holders or candidates, and government officials have signed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s ban on marriage. The brief argues that gay people have a constitutional right to marry based [...]
John Ryder, a Memphis lawyer and long-time Republican activist, has been named general counsel of the Republican National Committee. Recently re-elected RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced Ryder’s selection Thursday morning. Ryder was the Tennessee committeeman to the RNC and served on the Rules Committee at last year’s Republican National Convention in Tampa. “His understanding of [...]
By Craig Robinson Even though Ron Paul finished a disappointing third place in the Iowa Caucuses back in January, his supporters made sure to become delegates to the county conventions that were held a few months later in March. The Paul supporters were still fully engaged when the convention process began in Iowa, even though [...]
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 [...]