2012 Elections, Breaking News Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
By Brian Beers, CNBC.com There’s a place where some people bet money on the Iowa Caucus — and Mitt Romney appears to have the highest likelihood of paying off as a top two finisher. However, his market value has started to decline since a New Year’s Eve peak of $0.912 down nearly 10 percent to [...]
Iowa’s GOP caucuses may see some Democratic defectors
2012 Elections Saturday, December 31st, 2011
Voters who helped elect Obama in 2008 are planning to cast Republican ballots Tuesday, and Rep. Ron Paul is perhaps the most likely to benefit from the crossovers. By Paul West, The Los Angeles Times Reporting from Atlantic, Iowa— Adding an unpredictable element to the presidential contest in Iowa, some disaffected Democratic voters are planning [...]
2012 Elections, Breaking News, Headlines Thursday, December 29th, 2011
By JASON NOBLE and MARY STEGMEIR, DES MOINES REGISTER In a stunning, late-breaking Iowa caucus turnabout, the state chairman for presidential candidate Michele Bachmann ditched her campaign Wednesday night to endorse Ron Paul, a rival in the race for the GOP nomination. The defection of Kent Sorenson, an Iowa state senator, came just six days [...]
Branstad’s Act Of Sabotage An Outrageous Attempt To Tamper With Election Process
Liberty Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s rhetorical act of sabotage against his own state’s Republican primary, with his insistence that a potential Ron Paul victory should be ignored, represents an outrageous attempt to tamper with the election process.
2012 Elections, Breaking News Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
With just two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, GOP presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to snatch the still-divided Tea Party vote, hiring key Tea Party activists to lure support from local chapters.
2012 Elections, Breaking News, Headlines Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
From The State Column Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, tied former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the latest Public Policy Polling poll of Iowa GOP caucusgoers. Mr. Paul garnered 21 percent of the votes to pull even with Mr. Gingrich who earned 22 percent of the votes. Former Massachusetts Governor [...]
Tea Party Express Loves Trump Debate, Says GOP Candidates Must Attend
Activism Saturday, December 10th, 2011
The conservative grass-roots Tea Party Express has joined as a sponsor of The Newsmax ION Television 2012 Presidential Debate Dec. 27 in Des Moines, Iowa, and is urging Republican candidates to participate.
Carroll Tea Party plans pre-caucus event aimed at endorsement
Activism Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The Carroll Iowa Tea Party is planning its own “pre-caucus” caucus with an eye toward making an endorsement of a presidential candidate before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation GOP White House contest early next month.
Activism Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
DES MOINES — Dan Lucore says the movement isn’t dead – far from it.
Health Thursday, November 10th, 2011
The Des Moines Register reported the women are taking up Dr. Ross Valone’s offer to refund his fee for any birth that happens Friday, which is 11/11/11.