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With former Gov. Terry Branstad’s recent return to politics after a decade out of office, Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson decided to take a trip down memory lane. The veteran reporter went into her archives and found the audio from Branstad’s last campaign kickoff event back in 1994.
In a speech delivered on the farm where [...]

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rod Roberts of Carroll supports the ouster of three Iowa Supreme Court justices that are up for retention votes in 2010 due to their verdict legalizing same-sex marriage earlier this year.

Tim Albrecht, a veteran Republican strategist and the man behind the conservative news aggregator TheBeanWalker.com, will join the 2010 campaign of former Gov. Terry Branstad as communication director.
In addition to his website, Albrecht has acted as communication director of the conservative group American Future Fund for more than a year. He has also served as [...]

In order for Iowa to become the “economic engine of the Midwest,” the Hawkeye State should phase out its income tax, according to GOP gubernatorial hopeful Christian Fong.
It’s a theme he’s returned to repeatedly over the last few weeks, first in a series of town halls, then in a blog post on the conservative Hawkeye [...]

Christian Fong, a 32-year-old Cedar Rapids resident, announced Tuesday via Twitter that he will be a candidate for governor in 2010.

Former House Minority Leader Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City, told Lynn Campbell of IowaPolitics.com that state budget concerns and same-sex marriage could make his candidacy for governor more likely.
“I think this state is crying out for leadership. If the governor continues to make mistake after mistake after mistake, I think a lot of people will step [...]

U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, told the Omaha World-Herald he is “more likely” to run for governor in 2010 if Democratic incumbent Chet Culver doesn’t properly respond to the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage.
“If Gov. Culver does not step up and be very definitive on this and take action before the end of [...]

In its first official report on the 2010 campaign, Swing State Project has deemed Iowa’s senate contest as “a race to watch.”

For the third time in as many election cycles, Bob Vander Plaats will run for the GOP’s nomination for governor in 2010.
The Sioux City Republican will make the announcement official on today’s Jan Mickelson show on WHO Radio.
Vander Plaats finished third in a three-way primary in 2002. In 2006, he withdrew his from the primary [...]

The announcement that Ohio Sen. George Voinovich and Missouri Sen. Kit Bond will retire instead of running for re-election in 2010 has the pundits once again whispering about Iowa’s senior senator.
Charles Grassley, who will be 77 in 2010, is being frequently included in lists generated by political prognosticators like NBC’s Chuck Todd, The Washington Post’s [...]