Jim Ross Lightfoot

Lightfoot calls Palin ‘a shot of adrenaline’ for the McCain campaign

Former Western Iowa Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot says GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin makes an authentic rural connection.

Lightfoot: ‘Likability’ Prevails On Both Sides Of Iowa Caucuses

Former Iowa Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot tells Iowa Independent that Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama both won on the lilability factor.

A word we heard bantered about was ‘likability,’” Lightfoot said.  “Huckabee and Obama both win on that factor.  They are the kind of people that can be liked by people on both sides.”

Lighfoot, who represented [...]

Immigration debate: Lightfoot says amnesty could be dirty word for conservatives

Former U.S. Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot, a conservative western Iowa Republican during his service, says an immigration reform compromise now being debated on Capitol Hill could rile his party’s base — and cost support for Republicans involved in the deal — if it is largely viewed as granting amnesty to illegals.
“I think any candidate that [...]