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The Democrats in the Iowa House of Representatives have posted a map showing how the 2008 legislative elections look from the familiar “red vs. blue” perspective.

How did this race go from hotly contested to blowout? The answer, most say, can be found by looking a both candidates’ bank accounts.

Incumbent 4th District Rep. Tom Latham won a resounding victory tonight over Becky Greenwald, cruising to his seventh term representing Iowa in the U.S. Congress.

Saying his “experience and legislative position put him in a key spot for the district,” the editorial board of the Ames Tribune has endorsed incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Ames.

U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Ames, has released the first negative advertisement of this year’s campaign for the 4th District Congressional seat.
The ad, which is airing district wide on television, is critical of his opponent Becky Greenwald’s support of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill passed by Congress in reaction to a downturn in the [...]

Fourth District Democratic congressional candidate Becky Greenwald raised and spent more money than her opponent during the last quarter, but she still trails incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Latham in total cash on hand.
According to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Greenwald raised $308,452 and spent $354,422 between July 1 and Sept. 30. She now [...]