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Incumbent Democratic Gov. Chet Culver would lose to former Republican Gov. Terry Branstad by five percentage points if the election were held today, according to the latest Research 2000 poll.
The October poll of 600 likely voters commissioned by the liberal blog Daily Kos found Branstad bests Culver 48-43 in the hypothetical matchup, with a margin [...]

Responding to criticism from a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan reiterated that the party will not endorse or support any candidate before the primary.

Democratic candidate for senate Bob Krause is not happy about statements made by his party’s chairman regarding a fourth candidate entering the race to unseat Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley. In fact, said the talk “may threaten the integrity of the Iowa Democratic Party before the voters of Iowa”

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) poll numbers appear to be slipping, even before any of his declared opponents have built up name recognition.

Fred Hubbell, chair of the Iowa Power Fund Board and a former insurance executive, will not enter the race to unseat U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in 2010.
In an e-mail to the Iowa Independent concerning rumors that he is considering a campaign for the Democratic Senate nomination, Hubbell simply said “No, I am not interested.”

Former state Rep. Bob Krause (D-Fairfield), who is running against U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, was on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show Wednesday night.
While Krause faces stiff odds in his bid to defeat Iowa’s senior senator (assuming he wins the nomination), Democratic activists who are unsure of the challenger’s readiness for prime-time may take comfort in [...]

A second Democrat has entered the race for the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley next year, setting the stage for primary campaign.
Tom Fiegen, a bankruptcy attorney from Clarence, has yet to “formally” announce his candidacy, but he has made no secret of his intentions on his Twitter page. Last week, he launched [...]

An Iowa Supreme Court decision released Friday has a very personal significance for Iowa resident Bob Krause. He is a brother-in-law of Heidi Anfinson, a Des Moines woman convicted of second-degree murder in the drowning death of her infant son who received court approval for a new trial. Because of Heidi and the loss of his nephew Jacob, Krause has been doing his part to educate the public on the dangers of postpartum depression.

One thing members of the Iowa Democratic Veterans’ Caucus (IDVC) agreed upon, other than the “Four Points of Honor,” was that the Democrats had a strong field of candidates to choose from this year. Taking their cue from John Kerry’s successful investment in targeting Iowa veterans during his late surge and comeback victory in the [...]

On the eve of the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) Jefferson Jackson Dinner and Veterans Day Weekend, the Iowa Democratic Veterans’ Caucus (IDVC) will unveil their federal policy platform priorities, “Four Points of Honor,” at a press conference today at the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines. The event will be held in the rotunda [...]