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The Iowa City Press-Citizen endorsed Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee in twin editorials this morning.

“Obama has the right vision for a new national politics and a new global reputation,” wrote the editorial board.  “Obama stands tall among this already strong group as both the candidate of hope and the candidate of change we can believe [...]

Endorsements to Hillary Clinton, John McCain

Following this week’s pair of eat-your-peas, no hot topics or interaction allowed Des Moines Register debates, the state’s biggest paper has made its endorsements: Hillary Clinton and John McCain. 

The Register Stamp of Approval has historically been a good omen for candidates since the paper started endorsing in the 1988 [...]

Barack Obama picks up two legislators and Hillary Clinton gains one in our latest Democratic legislative endorsement update.  The newest donkeys on the chart:
Sen. Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City and Rep. Deborah Berry of Waterloo are with Obama.

Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell of Ames has endorsed Hillary Clinton.

The latest endorsements pull Obama to within one legislator of [...]

Bill Richardson scores his first legislative endorsement, as State Rep. Marcella Frevert of Palo Alto County looks over the resume and hires the governor.  The endorsement is part of a recent flurry of activity on the Democratic side:
Joe Biden has the backing of Rep. Mary Gaskill of Ottumwa, and just this morning added Des Moines [...]

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware received the endorsement of Iowa State Representative McKinley Bailey, D-District 9, a returning Iraq war veteran. Bailey, 26, is the youngest serving Democratic member of the Iowa State Legislature. Bailey appeared along with Iowa House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and explained why Iowans should support Biden for [...]

State Rep, Donovan Olson, D-Boone, became the 12th Iowa legislator to endorse Barack Obama’s presidential campaign today.

Obama ranks second among Democrats in Iowa legislative endorsements, trailing Hillary Clinton who has 16.  Joe Biden is close behind with 10.

Not to be outdone, the Biden camp announced they will have “a significant endorsement” at a Des Moines [...]

Joe Biden is in the second tier of national polls, but his strongest precinct in the country may be under the golden dome of Iowa’s Capitol. The Delaware senator has lined up endorsements from 10 of the 83 Democrats in the Iowa Legislature, trailing only Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  However, just under half of [...]

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee picked up his first three Iowa legislative endorsements yesterday.  But Mitt Romney, who leads in most polls of Iowa Republicans, also has a commanding lead in legislative endorsements.

Sixteen of the state’s 63 Republican legislators, including House Minority Leader Christopher Rants, are backing Romney.  That’s double the number of his nearest [...]

Joe Biden is in the second tier of national polls, but his strongest precinct in the country may be under the golden dome of Iowa’s Capitol. The Delaware senator has lined up endorsements from 10 of the 83 Democrats in the Iowa Legislature, trailing only Hillary Clinton and tied with Barack Obama.  However, just under [...]

The Lawmaker Endorsement War is heating up in Iowa as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois picked up the endorsements of four Iowa lawmakers. State Sens. Rich Olive of Story City and Frank Wood of Eldridge and Reps. Helen Miller of Fort Dodge and Janet Peterson of Des Moines endorsed Obama for president [...]