ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa—As Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, continues to mull a run for U.S. Senate in 2014, Republicans in his Fourth Congressional District seem skittish about the domino effect of the bid. More than 30 people attended the Lyon County GOP county central committee meeting Tuesday night, and talk of King’s political future buzzed around [...]
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa—As Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, continues to mull a run for U.S. Senate in 2014, Republicans in his Fourth Congressional District seem skittish about the domino effect of the bid. More than 30 people attended the Lyon County GOP county central committee meeting Tuesday night, and talk of King’s political future buzzed around [...]
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa—As Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, continues to mull a run for U.S. Senate in 2014, Republicans in his Fourth Congressional District seem skittish about the domino effect of the bid. More than 30 people attended the Lyon County GOP county central committee meeting Tuesday night, and talk of King’s political future buzzed around [...]
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa—As Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, continues to mull a run for U.S. Senate in 2014, Republicans in his Fourth Congressional District seem skittish about the domino effect of the bid. More than 30 people attended the Lyon County GOP county central committee meeting Tuesday night, and talk of King’s political future buzzed around [...]
Political junkies in northwest Iowa got their fix on Thursday as two of the Republican Party’s top stars visited Sioux City. 2012 Iowa Caucus winner Rick Santorum and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie headlined separate events in Iowa’s fourth largest city. Governor Christie delivered a lunchtime speech at Congressman Steve King’s fifth annual “Defenders of [...]
As Rick Santorum departed the GOP presidential race on Tuesday, he paid homage to some of the Iowans who played a crucial role in his campaign. Much of Santorum’s 14-minute speech focused on his time spent in Iowa. He specifically mentioned campaign aide Chuck Laudner, Sioux City talk show host Sam Clovis, and super-volunteer Wendy [...]
There is nothing more embarrassing for a presidential candidate than to show up for a campaign event and there is no one there. Rick Santorum faced such a scenario just a few months ago. Santorum visited Red Oak, Iowa and the only person in attendance was the Montgomery County GOP chairman. Most candidates would be [...]