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Will The 2012 Iowa Caucus Be Marked By An Asterisk

Iowa – The 2012 Iowa Caucuses have come and gone, but the shadow cast by a night that didn’t go off as planned is still causing problems for the Iowa GOP. The moments on CNN of “Edith and Carolyn” from Clinton County, where the duo helped to sort out missing numbers live on national TV, […]

Boswell releases statement on December jobs report

Des Moines, IA – Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3) released the following statement after today’s report from the Department of Labor showed U.S. employers added 200,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in nearly 3 years. “This is encouraging news which shows we’ve experienced 22 months of consecutive job growth in the […]

Statement from Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn Regarding Appanoose County Caucus Results

Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn statement regarding Appanoose County caucus results: “Iowa GOP rules provide for a two-week certification process for each of the 1,774 precincts. The Iowa GOP will announce the final, certified results of the 2012 Iowa Causes following this process. Out of respect to the candidates involved, party […]

Romney narrowly wins Iowa Caucus by 8 votes

Des Moines, Iowa- Mitt Romney won the 2012 Iowa Caucus by a matter of 8 votes with final results being presented by Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn. With 100% of the vote reporting, Romney appears to have garnered 25% of the vote to Santorum’s 25% of the vote. Former Pennsylvania Senator shocked many people by […]

Presidential Politics – Covering The Show – Because The Voter Does Count

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Covering the show that has lead up to this: The Iowa Caucus. When this process started, my first steps into presidential politics was the Family Leader events held at Pella Christian High School. The first to step onto that stage was Tim Pawlenty in a time when they had announced exploratory committees. […]

Do Christian Voters Matter?

Iowa – With the caucus only hours away now, the Evangelical Christian base will have to continue to rally around a single candidate or they face becoming irrelevant. The Reverend Cary Gordon has been outspoken about the Christian community rallying around a single candidate, and has been recently quoted as saying “It seems to me […]

Santorum On His Return To Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the normal caravan of diesel buses and the large staff’s of advanced people that are part of many presidential candidates, Rick Santorum makes a modest entrance. “As many of you know, we spent a little time in Osky”. Santorum and his family were guests at the Steve and Janet Boender farm, […]

Last Minute Poll – Who Will Be Your Choice At The Caucus Tuesday?

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Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the Iowa Caucus just over 24 hours away, and Iowa caucus goers still listening to last minute speeches and sound clips. Who do you think will pull out the win in the State on Tuesday evening? The poll will be open until 5 pm on Tuesday afternoon, so hurry up and […]

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann Shares In Sunday Service

Oskaloosa, Iowa – With arms raised and voices singing out praise songs, the congregation at Jubilee Family Church welcomed presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to their service on Sunday January 1st, 2012. The Church is just slightly smaller than most churches, but it’s nearly 100 member congregation is bucking the trend in many churches holding on […]

Gingrich Daughters Take Time To Answer Questions About Their Father

Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the caucus date quickly approaching, the candidates and their supporters are crossing the state at break-neck speed to share their message with the yet undecided voters of Iowa. Newt Gingrich was last in Oskaloosa on December 20th, talking to a full house at Smokey Row. There, he spoke with local residents […]

           

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