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Poll – GOP Chuck Grassley Fighting for his Political Life

Ezra Grant — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 19:15:15 +0000

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 […]

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Political Junkies Unite! It’s Time to Vote

Robert I. Grundfest — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:08:55 +0000

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 […]

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Donald Trump Pelted with Tomatoes in Iowa – Video

Ezra Grant — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 23:28:39 +0000

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 […]

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Iowa Governor Wants Ted Cruz to Lose in Iowa – Video

Ezra Grant — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 01:47:00 +0000

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 […]

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Bernie Sanders Increases lead in Iowa and New Hampshire

Ezra Grant — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:37:39 +0000

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 […]

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Poll – Bernie Sanders Now Leads in Iowa AND New Hampshire

Ezra Grant — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:29:19 +0000

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 […]

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New Poll – Hillary Clinton Overtakes Bernie Sanders in Iowa

Ezra Grant — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 02:22:04 +0000

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 […]

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Poll – Ben Carson Leads Donald Trump in Iowa

Ezra Grant — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:59:35 +0000

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 […]

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Sarah Palin Cost Me a Free Lunch – #ThanksSarah

Ezra Grant — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 19:52:40 +0000

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. […]

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

Ezra Grant — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:22:21 +0000

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 […]

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

Ezra Grant — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:42:49 +0000

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 […]

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

Ezra Grant — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:49:30 +0000

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 […]

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Did Mitt Romney Get 20 Extra Iowa Votes He Didn’t Earn?

Ezra Grant — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:38:15 +0000

One of the actual vote counters in Iowa’s Republican primary election last Tuesday has come forward, arguing that Mitt Romney got an extra 20 votes he wasn’t supposed to get. Edward True, 28, of Moulton, said he helped count the votes and jotted the results down on a piece of paper to post to his […]

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The Crazy Bachmann Antics Are Now Suspended… Until Further Notice

Ezra Grant — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:33:05 +0000

If last night was any indication, we already knew Michele Bachmann was gonna quit. In her concession speech – after pulling in only 5% of the primary votes in Iowa – Bachmann, the senator from Minnesota who was actively pursuing the presidency, told her handful of supporters that she “was not a politician.” “I am […]

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Post-Caucus Cigarette: What The Results in Iowa Mean

Robert I. Grundfest — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:06:20 +0000

Was Iowa good for you? All that talk about three-way ties must have made conservatives across the political spectrum very uncomfortable. So let’s tidy up a bit. Here’s what I thought would happen, and what actually happened: Romney 26% 24.6% Santorum 24% 24.5% Paul 21% 21.4% Gingrich 15% 13.3% Perry 8% 10.3% […]

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Sarah Palin Advice To Michele Bachmann And Jon Huntsman – Quit

Ezra Grant — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:43:32 +0000

The quitter from Alaska has some strong advice for Michele Bachmann and Jon Huntsman – quit! Speaking to Fox News yesterday, Mrs Palin said about Bachmann: “She has a lot to offer, also, but I don’t think it is her time this go-around.” After those words of wisdom, Sarah Palin also had this to say; […]

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Presidential Polling Report: Special Iowa Edition

Robert I. Grundfest — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:04:21 +0000

And you thought the holidays were over. Having the Iowa caucuses so soon after the new year is a great gift for political junkies and opens what should be an expensive, long, important and uniquely-American national election season. That Iowa and New Hampshire take all of the attention so early is an unfortunate quirk of […]

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Newt Gingrich Now Thinks He Can Win Iowa

Ezra Grant — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:30:58 +0000

Just yesterday, Newt Gingrich concluded that he may not win in Iowa. Today, same Gingrich, different conclusion. “I’m here to tell you when you have 41 percent undecided in The Des Moines Register poll, if each of you in the next 24 will talk to everyone of your friends and if each of you will […]

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Newt Gingrich – “I Don’t Think I’m Going To Win.”

Ezra Grant — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:32:31 +0000

Gingrich is slowly coming to his senses. He is finally admitting that he has absolutely zero chance of winning tomorrow in Iowa. INDEPENDENCE, Iowa — Newt Gingrich said Monday that he doesn’t expect to win tomorrow’s Iowa caucuses in a bow to his sinking poll numbers in the state. The former House Speaker, who led in polls […]

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Crocodile To Newt Gingrich: I Want My Tears Back Please

Ezra Grant — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:26:29 +0000

Remember the Democratic primaries in 2008 when Hillary Clinton choked up and almost came to tears? Conservative pundits practically crucified her, accusing her of trying to pull a political sympathy stunt to win the New Hampshire elections and possibly the White House. Mrs. Clinton went on to win in New Hampshire a few days later, […]

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Attention Attention: Rick Perry Is Now Against All Abortions

Ezra Grant — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:18:15 +0000

Rick Perry, one of the Republicans trying to win his party’s nomination to run against president Obama in November 2012 has had a change if heart. He once believed that abortions should be allowed in the case of rape and incest, but not anymore. What caused Perry to change? We’ve come up with two reasons […]

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We Hardly Knewt Ye!

Robert I. Grundfest — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:27:08 +0000

That was close. And scary. The idea that Newt Gingrich might actually win the GOP presidential nomination sent shivers down the spines of enough Republicans that they actually came to their senses this week and began to support Ron Paul in the Iowa caucus polls. As for the national trends, it looks like Mitt Romney is […]

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Rick Perry Calls Mitt Romney’s $10,000.00 Bet “Pocket Change”

Ezra Grant — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:10:14 +0000

Tasting blood in the water, Rick Perry went in for what he hopes is the kill. On Sunday, Perry went into attack mode, suggesting that Rick Perry’s $10,000.00 bet is “pocket change” for Romney, and suggests that Romney is out of touch with middle class Americans. The morning after Mitt Romney challenged Rick Perry to a […]

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My Kingdom For $10,000: Mitt Goes Gilded Age

Robert I. Grundfest — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:23:32 +0000

So, how much damage did Mitt Romney do to his presidential campaign after offering Rick Perry a $10,000 wager on his health care position? We’ll find out in the next few days after the pollsters have had a chance to wade through their data, but my sense is that it will do damage to what’s […]

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A Breakdown Of The Republican Debate – Video

Ezra Grant — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:06:29 +0000

So you missed the Republican Debate last night? Have no fear. This video gives you a full rundown of all the highlights and low points of the debate. And for sections of the debates not shown in the video, well, just fill those parts in with the usual “repeal obamacare,” “this president can’t lead,” and […]

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No Worries In Bachmann Camp. Everything Is Under Control wink wink

Ezra Grant — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:59:31 +0000

The Michele Bachmann campaign has hit a bump in the road… a rather big bump indeed. A bump so big, that the beleaguered congresswoman may not be able to power her herself over it, and the media is taking note. Appearing on CNN’s State Of The Union, Bachmann was asked about her disappearing acts in recent polls […]

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Tea Party Argues With The President In Iowa

Ezra Grant — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:11:56 +0000

President Obama has always called for civility in this ugly, sometimes racially motivated environment called the American political system. And on his most recent engagement with the American people in an open-air town hall meeting in Iowa, the Tea Party used the president’s call for civility as an opportunity to show how uncivil they really […]

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Romney Is Laughed At In Iowa – Video

Ezra Grant — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:51:41 +0000

Mitt Romney, the leader for the 2012 Republican nomination for president has bought into the Conservative ruling of the Supreme Court that corporations are people. Speaking at an event in Iowa, someone asked Mr. Romney why should Social Security be a part of the deficit reduction plan, since it does not contribute to the debt. […]

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Michele Bachmann’s Expertise Is Slavery… Apparently!

Ezra Grant — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:59:13 +0000

We all remember Bachmann’s recent signing of a pledge which claimed that children born under slavery were better off than those born after President Obama became President! Well, Steven Colbert picked up on another very interesting piece of info about her and Rick Santorum – the other Republican Presidential candidate who immediately signed the document. […]

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Tim Pawlenty Beats Up On Michele Bachmann…Side-steps Question About Romeny

Ezra Grant — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:50:04 +0000

One of the characteristics that describe Republican 2012 Presidential contender Tim Pawlenty among his fellow Republicans is timid. Some would even call him soft, so it was no surprise when he was given the chance today on Meet The Press to criticize his fellow Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, Pawlenty again side-stepped the question. But […]

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