• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Politics / Govt / Leach says Iowa Caucuses impressed Europeans

Leach says Iowa Caucuses impressed Europeans

February 3, 2004 By admin

Iowa Congressman Jim Leach says the Iowa Caucuses had a big impact on how Europeans view the U.S. political scene. Leach was recently in Europe for an economic conference. Leach says unfortunately there’s a lot of hatred toward the U.S. at this time, something that he says could improve. He says for the last several decades people have differed with our political leadership, but he says they have respected American culture and American people. Leach says that’s a good position as “because if we can improve the quality of our political life, we can come back in the world in a much stronger way.” Leach, a republican, says it’s not a partisan issue. He says it isn’t republican versus democrat, as the same trauma occurred under former President Bill Clinton, although under a different set of issues. Leach says it seems to be an overall political view that the Europeans have trouble accepting. He says he doesn’t sense a belief that a change in administration makes a difference. He says Europeans know our politics much better than Americans know European politics. Leach says the European interest in U.S. politics brought their focus on Iowa. He says as a representative of Congress from Iowa, everybody wanted to talk to him. He says they wanted to know “what was an Iowa Caucus? Who are these people?” Leach says the Europeans were so much concerned about the various candidates for president as they were the issues and manner in which Iowans selected their favorite candidates. He says the state earned respect.He says, “Iowa is in great shape around the world, Washington is in less good shape.” Leach says the Europeans were fascinated by the fact that Iowans were choosing a candidate based on the best candidate among a field of good candidates, and the way supporters of one candidate didn’t have to hate the other candidates. He says that’s not the way European politics work. He says in European politics, you can’t possibly like an opponent. Leach says he sensed the Iowa Caucuses were the “most cheerful in memory” and he says Europe got a great feel for that. Leach says both democrats and republicans in Iowa should be proud of the showing they made around the world.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: Iowa Caucuses, Jim Leach, Republican Party

Featured Stories

Governor signs child care expansion into law

Iowa seniors have until July 1 to apply for new property tax break

Smoke from distant fires creates colorful sunrise in Iowa

DOT’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division to merge into State Patrol

Iowa’s governor approves liability limits for trucking industry

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 5/29/23

Iowa AD Gary Barta announces retirement

Iowa to visit Creighton in Gavitt Tipoff Games

Iowa and Indiana collide Thursday at B1G baseball tournament

Former Hawkeye joins Lisa Bluder’s staff at Iowa

More Sports

Archives

Copyright © 2023 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC