Category: Iowa

Poll – GOP Chuck Grassley Fighting for his Political Life

I call it the Trump Effect. A Loras College poll released Thursday had the Iowa lawmaker in a statistical dead heat against Patty Judge, his Democratic challenger. Grassley led by only one point, 46-45, against the former lieutenant governor. That nominal advantage was well within the poll’s four-point margin or error. Public Policy Polling, a… Continue reading Poll – GOP Chuck Grassley Fighting for his Political Life

Political Junkies Unite! It’s Time to Vote

I predict that the global rise in temperature will show a significant decline on Monday as all the hot air bloviators, pollsters, consultants and media talking heads hold their steamy breath as they await the results of the Iowa caucuses. And why shouldn’t they? The numbers all say that Donald Trump will win the caucuses… Continue reading Political Junkies Unite! It’s Time to Vote

Donald Trump Pelted with Tomatoes in Iowa – Video

Real estate mogul Donald Trump announces his bid for the presidency in the 2016 presidential race during an event at the Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue in New York City on June 16, 2015. Trump, one of America's most flamboyant and outspoken billionaires, threw his hat into the race Tuesday for the White House, promising to make America great again. The 69-year-old long-shot candidate ridiculed the country's current crop of politicians and vowed to take on the growing might of China in a speech launching his run for the presidency in 2016. "I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again," he said from a podium bedecked in US flags at Trump Tower on New York's Fifth Avenue. The tycoon strode onto the stage after sailing down an escalator to the strains of "Rockin' In The Free World" by Canadian singer Neil Young after being introduced by daughter Ivanka. His announcement follows years of speculation that the man known to millions as the bouffant-haired host of American reality TV game show "The Apprentice" would one day enter politics. Trump identifies himself as a Republican, and has supported Republican candidates in the past. But in his announcement speech he did not explicitly say if he was running for the party's nomination or as an independent.AFP PHOTO/ KENA BETANCUR (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald “I’m great, I’m fabulous” Trump was pelted with tomatoes in Iowa during one of his gatherings at the University of Iowa on Wednesday. Trump, in the middle of one of his poll-praising, policy-lacking events quickly realized that some of the people in the crowd were on to his nonsense. Watch, as protesters introduced the edible… Continue reading Donald Trump Pelted with Tomatoes in Iowa – Video

Iowa Governor Wants Ted Cruz to Lose in Iowa – Video

Gov. Terry Brandstad sounds like a smart man. Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says he still won’t endorse a Republican presidential candidate before the Feb. 1 caucuses. But Tuesday, for the first time, Branstad said he wants Texas Senator Ted Cruz defeated. “Yes,” Branstad told Channel 13 News Tuesday morning when asked if he wants Cruz, who… Continue reading Iowa Governor Wants Ted Cruz to Lose in Iowa – Video

Bernie Sanders Increases lead in Iowa and New Hampshire

It is Sunday and another secret Democratic debate will begin hours from now. But if having these secret debates at all weird hours of the night was a tactic by the DNC to favor the better known Hillary Clinton while keeping the lesser known Bernie Sanders away from the masses, then this has been a… Continue reading Bernie Sanders Increases lead in Iowa and New Hampshire

Poll – Bernie Sanders Now Leads in Iowa AND New Hampshire

Bernie Sanders just keep chipping and chipping and chipping away at what seemed to be an almost insurmountable lead for Hillary Clinton in Iowa, and if this new Quinnipiac poll is to be believed, Hillary Clinton should worry. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wins the support of 49 percent of likely Democratic Caucus participants, with 44… Continue reading Poll – Bernie Sanders Now Leads in Iowa AND New Hampshire

New Poll – Hillary Clinton Overtakes Bernie Sanders in Iowa

In this photo taken May 20, 2015, Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., poses for a portrait before an interview with The Associated Press in Washington. For Democrats who had hoped to lure Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren into a presidential campaign, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders might be the next best thing. Sanders, who is opening his official presidential campaign Tuesday in Burlington, Vermont, aims to ignite a grassroots fire among left-leaning Democrats wary of Hillary Rodham Clinton. He is laying out an agenda in step with the party's progressive wing and compatible with Warren's platform _ reining in Wall Street banks, tackling college debt and creating a government-financed infrastructure jobs program. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

What a difference a Republican whipping party makes. Well, the so-called Benghazi hearing contributed to this new love for Hillary, but she has been on this wave of growing support since the last Democratic debate a little over a week ago. And now this – Hillary Clinton has reclaimed the lead in Iowa from Bernie… Continue reading New Poll – Hillary Clinton Overtakes Bernie Sanders in Iowa

Poll – Ben Carson Leads Donald Trump in Iowa

Donald Trump has been knocked off his pedestal in Iowa, as the crazy talk from Ben Carson is paying him huge benefits in the early voting state. B en Carson has knocked Donald Trump from his perch atop the field in Iowa, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll of Iowa Republicans. Carson has opened… Continue reading Poll – Ben Carson Leads Donald Trump in Iowa

Sarah Palin Cost Me a Free Lunch – #ThanksSarah

A co-worker asked if I had watched the “speech” Sarah Palin delivered in Iowa last week. Of course I didn’t. I try to be as productive as possible and sitting down to watch Sarah Palin ramble on about nothing is counterproductive and a total waste of time! But he insisted. “I dare you,” he said.… Continue reading Sarah Palin Cost Me a Free Lunch – #ThanksSarah

Did You Know that Blind People in Iowa Can Legally Carry Guns?

An Iowa law allowing the legally or completely blind to acquire permits to carry guns in public has stirred up debate as to whether or not the visually impaired should have “full access” to firearms. “Up until 2011, it was solely up to the sheriff of your county who decided who got a gun permit… Continue reading Did You Know that Blind People in Iowa Can Legally Carry Guns?

Paul Ryan’s Day In Iowa – A Multitude of Boos – Video

After being anointed as Mitt Romney’s chosen one for Vice President, Paul Ryan went out today to do a solo act in Iowa. But like you’ll see from the video below, the American people have done their homework on Paul Ryan, and they know all about his proposals to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid… Continue reading Paul Ryan’s Day In Iowa – A Multitude of Boos – Video

Republican Debate – To Romney’s Delight, The Losers Attacked Each Other

With the Iowa primaries over and Mitt Romney crowned the winner by an apparent technicality, the expectation was that his fellow competitors would use whatever avenue they had available to show why they are more deserving of the Republican nomination. That perfect avenue presented itself last night in yet another Republican debate, but the other… Continue reading Republican Debate – To Romney’s Delight, The Losers Attacked Each Other