Democrats are getting help this election from independent groups like ACT - America Coming Together - in mobilizing voters. Now, a start-up G-O-P group seeks to imitate their success. A former Iowa G-O-P insider who moved onto the national scene has returned to the state to launch a new republican … [Read more...]
Iowa delegates homeward bound
The Republican delegates leaving New York City today will be some of the architects of the party’s get-out-the-vote effort. Reverend Morris Hurd of Marengo says he's ready to burn some shoe leather. "People are turning ads off," Hurd says. "We can raise millions of dollars for ads and people … [Read more...]
NRA to take aim at Kerry
Retired Des Moines cop Kayne Robinson is coming to the end of his reign as president of the National Rifle Association. At the Republican Convention in 2000, Robinson was a v-p of the NRA and chairman of the Iowa Republican Party. At this year’s convention, Robinson’s an alternate delegate and I … [Read more...]
Iowan could be on "Letterman"
An Iowa republican who's in New York City for the Republican National Convention may have a brush with greatness tonight. Kevin Johnson of Oskaloosa may be on the David Letterman Show tonight. Johnson went to the taping of Wednesday night’s show, and everyone in the crowd was asked if they had an … [Read more...]
Leach says economic explanation complicated
Congressman Jim Leach says President Bush faces a challenge tonight when he speaks in New York City at the G-O-P’s National Convention. Leach says every politician faces the same dilemma of how to explain the economy in ways that fit the times. Leach says the President has an opportunity to make it … [Read more...]
Grassley’s advice to Bush for big speech
Senator Charles Grassley says perception is becoming reality when it comes to the nation’s economy, and Grassley is advising President Bush to counter democrat attacks that blame Bush for job losses. Grassley says the terrorists are to blame for the one million jobs that were lost after September … [Read more...]
"Can I have your autograph, Senator?"
There’s a saying: it’s good to be king and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is a king, or sorts, in Congress. He is chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee. The committee drafts tax policy and some of the businesses seeking to get in Grassley’s good graces are paying for some fancy … [Read more...]
Sioux City man ceremoniously opens NASDAQ
One of the Iowa delegates at the Republican National Convention helped open the high-tech NASDAQ stock exchange this morning. Hoffman was invited along with a handful of other delegates from other states to kick off today’s trading. Hoffman has been a stock broker for 25 years, but he’s never … [Read more...]
"Hinterlands" comment doesn’t bug Iowa GOP
The Iowa Republican delegates at their national convention in New York City aren’t getting too worked up by President Bush calling Iowa “the hinterlands.” Bush made the statement on the Rush Limbaugh program, then quickly corrected his mis-statement, calling Iowa part of the “heartland.” Steve … [Read more...]
Iowan a VIP in VP’s box
A 25-year-old school teacher from West Des Moines had V-I-P seating in the V-P’s box last night at the Republican National Convention in New York City. Isaiah McGee, an alternate convention delegate, was invited to sit in the box because he helped organize a pubic service project the Iowa delegates … [Read more...]