Over the weekend, The Register of Des Moines trained its distant gaze on the 2016 Iowa caucuses in the wake of the 2012 elections, and with some big questions hanging in the air amid the confetti and blame. Do we believe that Republicans lost a presidential election due, in no small part, to their party’s [...]
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Iowa’s presidential caucuses are famous for winnowing the field. But it’s usually candidates that drop out in the aftermath, not state party chairs. But this morning, Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn resigned. His departure might be tied to his role as chief spokesman for party’s laugh-tracked caucus vote count, which picked one winner [...]
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So we now know that Rick Santorum got 34 more votes than Mitt Romney on caucus night in Iowa, instead of Romney winning by 8 votes. So Santorum wins, right? Well, the Republican Party of Iowa says it’s not so clear, because crucial results from 8 precincts are the subject of a missing document snafu that [...]
continue »The Gazette Editorial Board – The practical purpose of the Iowa caucuses is to winnow the field. This time, six major candidates sought at least an encouraging start toward winning the Republican nomination in August and challenging President Barack Obama in November. Count us among Iowans who still value the opportunity to be first in [...]
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Iowa is getting a bunch of attention today for some reason. Politico compiles Iowa by the numbers. If you bet over 45 in the over/under on the number of Pizza Ranch campaigns stops, winner winner, Crispy Ranch Chicken dinner. Some news organization called The New York Times provides us with as handy list of five things to watch. [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — In 1979, Kathleen Barnes married the man of her dreams. Harold Barnes was a Big Brother, passionate about doing his part to make the world better, and he “believed very much in the dignity of people” — as did she. It wasn’t until the first election after they wed that Kathleen Barnes [...]
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So, I’m hearing through the online tubes and conduits that this U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas just might be your winner of the Iowa caucuses, Republican division, Tuesday. This is his second caucus run. He’s organized, and has spent some time campaigning in the state. His supporters are committed and enthusiastic, including a sizable [...]
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If Iowa’s caucuses are still, truly, a unique milepost on the road to the presidency, and not simply a rustic soundstage for a long Fox News infomercial, then a Ron Paul win on Jan. 3 should really be no big surprise. I know there’s a lot of angst about that prospect. It’s risen to [...]
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If you believe the punditry, the out-of-touch label carries a $10,000 price tag. That’s how much Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney flippantly and now famously offered to bet Texas Gov. Rick Perry during Saturday night’s Iowa debate. They sparred over whether Romney did or didn’t edit his book to downplay his affinity for mandating health [...]
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