by admin | Jul 26, 2004 | Politics & Government
The outcome of the Democratic National Convention is already set: John Kerry’s going to get the party’s nomination. That makes the event a sort of long-form commercial for the candidate. There’s a high-tech effort to make sure all the delegates...
by admin | Jul 26, 2004 | Politics & Government
Some of the most intense politicking for Iowa at the national conventions comes from candidates who are considering a bid for the White House sometime down the road. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will speak to Iowa delegates this morning; he was on Kerry’s...
by admin | Jul 26, 2004 | Politics & Government
Iowa Democratic Party chairman Gordon Fischer and his wife, Monica, had a scare as their plane to the Democratic National Convention in Boston landed. A flight attendant announced that the Fischers had an important message waiting for them at the gate. Monica says she...
by admin | Jul 23, 2004 | Politics & Government
A prominent Iowa Republican and a key Iowa Democrat both say it’s time to shorten the national political conventions. Steve Roberts of Des Moines is a member of the Republican National Committee, and he says a four-day-long convention is a little much since...
by admin | Jul 23, 2004 | Politics & Government
Fifty-six Iowa delegates will be among the throng of Democrats attending the presidential nominating convention that starts Monday in Boston. John McCormally, a spokesman for the Iowa Democratic Party, says Iowans have prime seating on the convention floor.McCormally...
