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lthough former Gov. Terry Branstad thought meeting with leaders of Iowa’s social conservative movement could help his campaign by alleviating their concerns with his candidacy, the aftermath has not gone according to plan.
And for a candidate whose last political campaign took place long before the Internet age and the prevalence of the blogosphere, the reaction [...]

Even though Iowa’s presidential caucuses are more than two years away, an interesting debate is taking place about the role of Christian conservatives and the effect they could have on the Hawkeye State’s influence in 2012.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is once again taking heat from social conservatives, this time in response to a speech he gave over the weekend at an Iowa Christian Alliance banquet.
Controversial Christian radio personality Steve Deace slammed Grassley in a blog post Monday morning, calling his speech “a long, rambling, incoherent embarrassment of something which may [...]

So far, there are five confirmed candidates in the Republican gubernatorial field, but most of the focus is going to a man who is not in the race.

If U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) continues to work with Democrats on health care reform legislation and energy policy, he will face a primary in 2010, conservative activist Bill Salier predicted during an interview on WHO-AM.

Conspiracy theorists claiming President Barack Obama is not a United States citizen were granted an hour of drive-time radio Friday to lay out the “evidence” by Christian radio host Steve Deace.
Deace discussed the issue with Drew Zahn, editor of the conspiracy theory Web site World Net Daily, who said that while his cohorts have been [...]

By not denouncing those who support same-sex marriage, GOP gubernatorial candidate Christian Fong is respecting the views of those who advance evil, controversial radio host Steve Deace said Monday on his blog.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats has renewed his promise to end same-sex marriage with an executive order, even if it means facing impeachment.

Appearing on the show of controversial Christian radio host Steve Deace, Vander Plaats once again said if elected governor in 2010 he would issue an executive order stopping same-sex marriage until the [...]

Controversial radio host Steve Deace is the focus of a new YouTube video put together Iowa’s largest gay rights group with the hope it will help raise awareness of “attempts by extremists to undermine the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in favor of the freedom to marry.”
Justin Uebelhor, communications director of One Iowa, said the video [...]

Controversial Christian radio host Steve Deace and conservative blogger Craig Robinson are teaming up to test the field of potential candidates to take on Gov. Chet Culver in 2010.