John Deeth

Bonior: Obama’s opportunities rival FDR’s

A former Democratic congressional leader who’s on the short list for a cabinet post in the Obama Administration says the president-elect has an opportunity to lead America like no president since Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Recounts rarely change much

ANALYSIS: With a handful of Iowa legislative races within double digits or even single digits, and three U.S. Senate races yet to be decided, the word “recount” is buzzing in the air.

While a recount may give a losing candidate emotional satisfaction and a sense of closure, the vote shifts tend to be very, very small.

RNC Chair race may be Nussle vs. Newt

The trial balloons floated last week touting White House Budget chief and former Iowa Rep. Jim Nussle as a possible candidate for Republican National Committee chair seem to be rising. Nussle’s chief competition seems to be former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
“As a Republican House member from Iowa, (Nussle) was part of the Gingrich transition team [...]

Late early vote counts shift House races

The chronology of the election returns had it backward.

Early election results showed incumbent Democratic state Reps. Wes Whitead, Roger Wendt and Elesha Gayman losing their seats as the returns rolled in. A buzz of panic rippled through an Iowa City victory party: “Did we lose the House? Did we lose the House?”

But the three incumbents had won re-election (assuming Whitead holds his six-vote lead) before the polls even opened.

Nussle for RNC chair?

Could Jim Nussle do for the Republican National Committee what he couldn’t do as a candidate for governor–lead his party to victory?

Iowa 2008: By the numbers

A look at the numbers behind the 2008 campaign.

Ballot challenges could shift election

ANALYSIS:

If John McCain is going to win Iowa, it will likely happen Monday.

And if Barack Obama is going to win Iowa, it’s already happened. Depending on how you look at it, it happened in the past six weeks, or it happened starting two years ago.

Record early voting and Election Day voter registration could increase the impact of ballot challenges on Iowa’s seven electoral votes.

Gazette backs McCain

Also endorses Harkin, Braley, Miller-Meeks, Schmett
John McCain picked up a relatively rare newspaper endorsement Saturday from the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The eastern Iowa daily also backed incumbent Democrats Tom Harkin for U.S. Senate and Bruce Braley in the 1st Congressional District, but chose Republican challengers Mariannette Miller-Meeks over 2nd District Rep. Dave Loebsack and Kim [...]

Obama lead steady on Iowa Electronic Markets

Barack Obama continues to hold a steady lead on the Iowa Electronic Markets, with little movement since the final debate two weeks ago.

Press-Citizen backs Obama

The Iowa City Press-Citizen endorsed Barack Obama for president Wednesday, giving Democrats a near-sweep in its endorsements.