Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
The Week’s Short Cuts
Vilsack goes to New York, a look at Loebsack’s re-election chances, and Rush Limbaugh says something foolish — all in this week’s short cuts.
Greg Sargent of TPM notes:
One possible reason for the gathering — though this is speculation — could be that Vilsack’s coming to New York to carry the message that Hillary’s got a tough race on her hands in Iowa.
Such a message would remind her fundraisers that their support will be critical to her efforts to win the state, perhaps prodding them to ratchet up their fundraising efforts on her behalf.
On the other hand, Vilsack is her national campaign co-chair, so the meeting needn’t necessarily be purely Iowa-related.
The Clinton campaign also announces their song contest finalists. The Dixie Chicks miss the cut.
Loebsack is definitely trying to endear himself to the district, but he doesn’t seem to have the same fit with the district that Leach managed in his 30 years as its congressman. The rumor mill has been quiet about possible challengers, but don’t expect Loebsack to escape uncontested.
Nine of the fifteen on the list are Dems shown as “toss-ups,” while Sabato lists Loebsack’s race as a safer “leans Democratic.” Bruce Braley isn’t listed.
In an earlier series, I looked at what would happen to their current jobs if the various Democratic and Republican candidates were elected president or VP. Of note: Arizona has a similar law to Wyoming and a Democratic governor would have to name a Republican to replace John McCain.
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