April 14 2014
DUBUQUE, Iowa – A new poll shows none of the Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls anywhere near the 35 percent support that will be needed to take the nomination, and nearly half of those surveyed say they have not decided who to support. The survey raises the prospect that the June primary won’t settle the issue, […]
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March 26 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa – The conservative group the Family Leader is hosting a U.S. Senate debate April 25 on the campus of Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny. Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Charles Grassley will join as hosts for the event, and offer remarks. The forum will come about six […]
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March 26 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa – Sen. Jack hatch unveiled scaled-back legislation that would give Iowans access to medical marijuana that’s used to treat a variety of ailments like epilepsy. Under the legislation that’s currently being drafted, Iowans wouldn’t be prosecuted for bringing marijuana into the state that’s purchased in states like Utah and Alabama where it […]
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March 26 2014
Rick Santorum returned to Iowa on Wednesday to campaign for congressional candidate Matt Schultz, and Democrats used the occasion to step up their effort to paint Republicans as extremists in an effort to court women voters.
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March 18 2014
Branstad's office has denied any knowledge of the payments, but that is unlikely to stop the criticism because it is an election year and Democrats are seeking to make the case that Branstad has simply been in office too long.
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March 14 2014
State Sen. Jack Hatch formally joined the race for governor Friday, filing nominating petitions signed by more than 10,000 backers.
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March 14 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa – It will be months before it’s clear whether dissent within the Iowa Republican Party will be damaging in this year’s critical elections, key GOP activists said. They argued that there’s plenty of time for the party to heal any wounds and shift the focus to those elections, they said. “I think they […]
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March 13 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch said he’s heartened by a round of new polling which shows him trailing incumbent Gov. Terry Branstad, but also show Branstad backed by well under 50 percent of those surveyed. A Quinnipiac poll released March 12 showed Branstad ahead 46-35. A poll released in late February […]
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March 11 2014
Democratic U.S. Rep Bruce Braley formally entered the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Tom Harkin, filing nominating petitions containing 12,073 signatures from all of Iowa's 99 counties.
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March 11 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa – Republican Mark Jacobs formally joined the race for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Tom Harkin, and Jacobs launched his second wave of television advertising in the contest. Jacobs filed nominating petitions with state election officials containing 4,715 signatures from voters in all 99 counties, well […]
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March 06 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa – There are some signs that state Sen. Joni Ernst is beginning to build some momentum in the heated race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. There is not independent polling to back that up, but some people who know how to read the tea leaves are acting like Ernst is gaining […]
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March 05 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa – Two-time Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has waded into Iowa’s crowded Republican U.S. Senate primary, endorsing State Sen. Joni Ernst for the nomination. “As a mother, soldier and proven conservative, Joni has the kind of experience, skill set and discipline it will take to not only win this important seat, but […]
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