The Republican Party of Iowa caucuses are among the most transparent, grassroots-based political activities in the country. Below is a detailed overview of what will happen at 1,774 precincts in the state of Iowa on caucus night, January 3, 2012. · All caucus participants arrive at their precincts where they will sign in at the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry ended his day Wednesday with a town hall style meeting at Smokey Row, on the west side of the square in Oskaloosa, around 5:00 p.m. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been recently traveling with the Governor, endorsing for the candidate as they make their […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It is either a blessing or a curse living in Iowa during the first phases of a presidential election cycle. Of course there are the tv ads, but also constant mailings, robocalls, and people pounding on your door asking you questions. There are news articles covering the latest stops and sound bites […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In just one of her many near whistle stops along the fast paced 99 county tour, Michele Bachmann made her way in from the dropping Iowa temps into a warm crowd of supporters at the Pizza Ranch in Oskaloosa Thursday. Bachmann had just leave a similar stop at the Pizza Ranch in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich was campaigning in Oskaloosa Tuesday evening. Gingrich spoke to a very crowded Smokey Row. “I decided to run because I think, the scale of change we need to get America back on the right track, so that younger Americans have a real chance to have a kind […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Former Speaker of the House and Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich made a town hall style campaign stop to Oskaloosa Tuesday evening, that’s the good part. I saw Newt recently at the Reagan Dinner held by the Iowa GOP in Des Moines recently, and was fairly impressed with his ability to engage the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In uncharted territory for us, the two editors of Osky News sat down and discussed what candidate we ,in general, most support to win the Iowa Caucuses. The discussion was lengthy, and our opinion was based upon multiple visits with most of the candidates over the past 6 months, with the exception […]
Thanks to everyone who shared their concerns, ideas and hopes with me in 2011. Your input helps shape what happens in the Legislature. Last session, the bipartisan effort to provide every Iowa four-year-old with high-quality early education was at risk of being shut down. When Iowans got involved, they made it clear that Iowa’s preschools […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Former Speaker of the House, and Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich recently announced plans to make a campaign swing into Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa is at the crossroads of politics over the decades when candidates would make their way into Stapp Drug, or McKee Coins and now mostly find their way into Pizza Ranch or […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Saturday night was the ABC News debate on the campus of Drake University. At that debate, the clear front runner was Newt Gingrich, who the latest Republican flavor of the month. Once the debate was over, the supporters of the candidates made their way into the spin room for a time […]
