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Republican Party of Iowa Communications Director Tim Albrecht blasted U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin for comments the Hawkeye State Democrat made Thursday on a conference call in response to questions from Iowa Independent.

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has seen the John McCain temper up close — and he thinks it’s “scary.” Harkin said McCain’s occasional tendency towards “flying off the handle” could be dangerous in the character of someone who wants to be the most powerful man in the world.

The Virginia blogger with one of the best Net handles you’ll find — Howling Latina — astutely observes that the Republicans’ near-unanimous snubbing of the presidential debate scheduled for Univision next month shows the GOP may be dismissing the Hispanic vote — and sticking with what one political scientist has told Iowa Independent is a [...]

Iowa Independent conducted a one-on-one interview with Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd of Connecticut this weekend on his campaign bus in western Iowa. Douglas Burns of The Carroll Daily Times Herald and Iowa Independent spent time talking with Dodd as he traveled from Carroll to Council Bluffs with musician Paul Simon. The legendary singer-songwriter helped [...]

Taken collectively, the nation’s rural areas, from small southern towns to the vastness of the plains, are leaning toward a Democratic president – if the measure is fund-raising.
 
“Democratic candidates took in 55 percent of the $6 million raised from rural residents in the first quarter of 2007; 45 percent of the total went to Republicans,” [...]

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin this morning said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is like a “little rich kid” who doesn’t want to get his hands dirty with the sort of retail politics involved in presidential bids.
“Mr. Bloomberg, whom I don’t know real well — I’ve met him a few times — kind of reminds [...]

Many observers of American politics complain that the media, folks like me, turn elections into horse races with stories about who's up and who's down.
We handicap rather than inform, say these detractors.
Well, with a wonkish track record of allowing candidates columns and columns of inches to get into specific proposals — to the point where [...]

OK, so maybe it’s the biggest surprise since that unexpected sunrise yesterday, but The Commander Guy vetoes the funding slash deadline bill.  Here’s that roll call.  Most of the Defund Now Dems (Maxine Waters, Barbara Lee, John Lewis, etc.) who were No votes on passage are Yes votes to override, but in his constant effort [...]