by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 10, 2014 | News, Politics & Government
A key advisor on Bruce Braley’s U.S. Senate campaign says it may have been a mistake not to invite President Obama to Iowa to campaign for Braley. Jeff Link, a Des Moines-based political consultant, is also one of Braley’s closest friends....
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 7, 2014 | News, Politics & Government
A year ago, Iowa Democrats were confident Bruce Braley would win Tom Harkin’s U.S. Senate seat and that the seat Braley was leaving to run for the Senate would stay in Democratic hands. Now, Democrats are assessing the Republican tide that swept through Iowa on...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 5, 2014 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Over 1.1 million Iowans voted in the 2014 General Election. Read more about the turn-out here. In Iowa’s U.S. Senate race, Republican Joni Ernst defeated Democrat Bruce Braley by 8.5 points. Hear Ernst’s Election Night speech here. Listen to...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 5, 2014 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
It was an historic win in the race for the U.S. Senate in Iowa Tuesday. Republican Joni Ernst of Red Oak defeated Democrat Congressman Bruce Braley of Waterloo to become the first Iowa woman elected senator. “Oh my goodness, thank you Iowa,” Ernst said in...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 4, 2014 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Not only did Iowa voters decide to send another Republican from Iowa to the U.S. Senate to join Chuck Grassley there, voters elected Republicans in three out of the four congressional races in Iowa. Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, is now the dean of...