Author Archive
Stories written by Nik Rule

Grading the CNN Florida Debate

Oskaloosa News

By Nik Rule On Twitter: @NikRule Florida is going to go down to the wire and tonight’s CNN debate helped a few of the candidates and was less than helpful for the others.  Here is the debate report card: Rick Santorum Best Moment: His best moment came when he challenged Romney on the individual mandate […]

Race tightens and gets increasingly negative in Florida

By Nik Rule On Twitter: @NikRule  The bump that Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich received from South Carolina has all but disappeared. Just a week ago Gingrich was leading by double digits in many public opinion polls. However, today Rasmussen released its daily tracking poll and Mitt Romney has jumped out to an […]

Why Newt Won South Carolina and the Impact on the Race

Six weeks is an eternity in politics and six days is a lifetime. Fortunately for Newt Gingrich, he had the best week of any candidate in any election cycle in recent history. The nomination for president is often times labeled as a delegate race and technically it is. However, momentum is the real test in […]

The Impact of New Hampshire and What’s to Come in South Carolina

What we learned on Tuesday after the New Hampshire primary was significant and there were three clear-cut winners. Yet, after everything we’ve learned one thing is clear – South Carolina holds significant power next week and the rhetoric will grow increasingly negative. Yet, before we get into what’s to come let’s take a look at […]

Six Questions for New Hampshire Tonight

The nations first presidential primary is upon us and by the end of the night we will have a clearer picture as to who will make it to Super Tuesday. Here are a few things to watch for as the polls close and the news coverage picks up. Will Governor Romney get to or surpass […]

The Impact of the Iowa Caucuses One Week Later

Iowa – Those who won, lost, and slid by with a tie The ads have ceased, the phone calls have ended, and the constant barrage of direct mail has been postmarked to other states. Yet even with the constant effort by candidates to get out the vote, Iowans effectively embraced the responsibility of being first […]

                 

Search Archive

Search by Date
Search by Category
Search with Google
Log in | Copyright by Oskaloosa News