Campaigns
Iowa GOP to select chairman in January
The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) did not select a new chairman at its Saturday meeting, deciding instead to hold a vote on the party’s new leader Jan. 10.
Who will lead the Iowa GOP?
Republicans have already selected new leadership in both the House and the Senate, leaving the state party chairmanship as one of the final pieces to the puzzle in determining the future of a GOP that has fallen on hard times in Iowa.
Dueling Democrats hope for more harmony in 2009 session
Now, with the 2009 session a little more than a month away and Democratic majorities even bigger than before, the big question remains: Can Democrats unite behind an agenda or will differences once again cause rifts in the party?
Huckabee appearance on Des Moines radio fuels 2012 speculation
Events have vindicated him after being savaged during his presidential campaign by the “so-called intellectual journals of the conservative movement,” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said during an hour-long radio interview on WHO 1040 Monday.
Northey may run for governor in 2010
In an interview with IowaPolitics.com, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said he will not rule out a possible run for governor in 2010 against incumbent Gov. Chet Culver.
Iowa-based American Future Fund regroups to fight ‘liberal steamroller’
American Future Fund is hoping it can manage to survive the 2008 election by emulating the political fundraising campaign of President-elect Barack Obama to mobilize conservatives.
Iowa voters turn out in record numbers
Nearly 25,000 more voters turned out on Election Day in Iowa than in 2004, according to figures released by the Iowa Secretary of State’s office.
A record 1,546,453 participated statewide in the general election. The 72 percent turnout rate matches that of 2004. Of the 1.54 million total voters, a record 557,000 opted to vote early [...]
Danielson declared winner in SD 10
A recount of votes in Iowa Senate District 10 has given incumbent Democrat Jeff Danielson a 22-vote win over Republican challenger Walt Rogers.
Obama campaign a ‘labor of love,’ Jackie Norris says
In a phone interview with the Iowa Independent conducted before the announcement of her new job, Jackie Norris talked about what it was like to be a part of the historic campaign that elected America’s first black president, what lessons can be learned from the organization and what the future may hold for the political couple who got engaged at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
Huckabee mania runs wild in Sam’s Club
The former Arkansas governor who shocked the nation and shook up the race for president when he won January’s Iowa Caucuses was back in Iowa Thursday promoting his newest book.