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The 2010 GOP gubernatorial primary is shaping up to be a spirited affair, with candidates already actively campaigning and taking shots at their fellow Republicans more than seven months before Election Day.
But Civic Skinny, the anonymous gossip columnist for Des Moines’ Cityview, says the contest is as much about revenge and staking a claim on [...]

There has been a lot of chatter recently about which potential Republican presidential candidates might be wise to skip the 2012 Iowa Caucuses.

Huck PAC, the political action committee of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, contributed $2,500 to the gubernatorial campaign of Bob Vander Plaats, according to paperwork filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission.

The Iowa State Education Association PAC raised more money than any other Iowa-focused political action committee during the first 6 months of 2009, bringing in $204,072, according to paperwork filed with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.

Des Moines Christian radio host Steve Deace is featured prominently in a new video and corresponding Web site produced by American Right to Life Action (ARTL) attacking right-wing pundit Ann Coulter for supporting 2008 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

The Iowa Christian Alliance (ICA) and its president, Steve Scheffler, did not violate campaign laws by trying to influence an election, the Federal Election Commission ruled Monday.

Iowa has already been visited by two potential candidates for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, and the Boston Globe is reporting that another could be laying the groundwork across the country for a White House run.

The fierce battle between former Republican governors Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, which dominated the final months of the 2008 Iowa Caucuses, is once again in the headlines, thanks to Huckabee’s latest book.
And with the quest for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination seemingly already under way (another potential candidate, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, visits Iowa [...]

With former Arkansas governor and Republican caucus victor Mike Huckabee visiting Iowa Nov. 20 and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal visiting Nov. 22, it’s beginning to seem like the race for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination is already underway.
With that in mind, the Sioux City Journal asked 11 Republican county chairs in the conservative stronghold of [...]

 
While insiders spent time recently thinking about what has made Obama’s campaign successful, most talk of the McCain campaign more was about its missteps than its successes.