Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:43:54 +0000

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has scheduled his fourth visit to Iowa since last summer. (CNN) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has scheduled his fourth visit to Iowa since last summer, a mid-August trip that will feature a stop at the Iowa State Fair - a rite of passage for presidential hopefuls. The trip will be [...]

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:45:14 +0000

This mailer attacking Iowa gubernatorial candidate Terry Brandstad was sent to voters by the Democratic Governors Association–during the republican primary. (CNN) - Beginning in May, a group called Iowans for Responsible Government spent over three quarters of a million dollars on television ads and mailers lumping Republican gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad in with "liberal" politicians [...]

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:32:16 +0000

(CNN) - An Iowa billboard that featured side-by-side images of President Obama, Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin is now the subject of a fundraising push by the Democratic National Committee. "I think comparing a president of the United States to totalitarian dictators responsible for mass murder is appalling," DNC Executive Director Jen O'Malley Dillon wrote [...]

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:02:23 +0000

(CNN) - A controversial Mason City, Iowa billboard that featured President Barack Obama next to images of Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin was papered over Wednesday, according to a report by the Mason City Globe Gazette. The billboard went up last week, the local newspaper reported, and was ordered and paid for by the North [...]

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:29:24 +0000

Newt Gingrich will lead a workshop on Monday for GOP candidates in Iowa. (CNN) – Call him Professor Newt Gingrich. The former House speaker and possible 2012 Republican presidential hopeful is scheduled to lead a workshop Monday for GOP candidates running this year for the Iowa legislature. At a news conference prior to the workshop, [...]

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:10:25 +0000

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is heading back to Iowa later this month. (CNN) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's heading back to Iowa later this month to campaign for fellow Republicans. For the possible 2012 White House hopeful, it's the third trip in the past year to the state whose caucuses kick off the presidential primary [...]

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:19 +0000

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Just a few days ago, two potential Republican presidential candidates traveled to this Midwestern hub and in a span of 24 hours addressed some of the most powerful GOP conservative activists in the country. During separate speeches Saturday at the Iowa Republican State Convention, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and [...]

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:03:02 +0000

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Iowa Republican gubernatorial nominee Terry Branstad looks east when asked if he is concerned about a possible third-party candidacy by rival Bob Vander Plaats. Past Illinois and Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania is the traditionally politically "blue" state of New Jersey, whose voters elected a Republican governor last year. GOP challenger [...]

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:01:41 +0000

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – An effort to force Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Terry Branstad to choose a formal rival as his running mate failed Saturday but exposed a rift in the GOP that could potentially help Democrats in November. Branstad’s hand-picked candidate for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Kim Reynolds, defeated Bob Vander Plaats at [...]

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:20:29 +0000

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – Republican leaders meeting in Des Moines on Saturday were hoping to close the book on a bitter primary battle for governor that pitted conservative-against-conservative in a struggle for control of the Republican Party. Former Gov. Terry Branstad defeated Bob Vander Plaats and Rod Roberts for the GOP gubernatorial nomination earlier [...]

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:13:43 +0000

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Wednesday the formation of a new PAC in Iowa and New Hampshire. (CNN) – In what could be considered a build up towards a bid for the White House in 2012, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is announcing the formation of political action committees in Iowa and New Hampshire - the [...]

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:28:45 +0000

Former Sen. Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he will visit Iowa next week to deliver two speeches and attend a fundraiser. Washington (CNN) – Former Sen. Rick Santorum, who is seriously considering a bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, announced Tuesday that he will visit Iowa next week to deliver two speeches and attend [...]

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:27:03 +0000

According to an Iowa Poll released Friday, 62 percent of people who said they were likely to vote in the state's Tuesday GOP primary give Mitt Romney a favorable rating. (CNN) - At this very early stage in the battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, strong name recognition appears to be making the difference. [...]

Thu, 27 May 2010 13:18:21 +0000

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggested Wednesday that he and his wife may be spending a lot of time in the key campaign state next year. (CNN) – Swinging through Iowa Wednesday to promote his new book, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggested he and his wife may be spending a lot of time in [...]

Fri, 07 May 2010 16:27:38 +0000

A new poll reveals a potentially tough re-election for Sen. Charles Grassley. Washington (CNN) - Iowa voters hold Sen. Chuck Grassley in high regard, but the veteran Republican potentially faces a tough re-election in what is shaping up to be a difficult year for incumbents. Grassley has a favorable rating of 58 percent, according to [...]

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:58:44 +0000

President Obama visited a Siemens wind turbine plant in Iowa on Tuesday. Fort Madison, Iowa (CNN) - President Barack Obama took his renewable energy push to the heartland Tuesday, trumpeting the merits of wind power during a visit to the state that launched him on the road to the White House a little over two [...]

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:45:53 +0000

Obama traveled to Iowa Tuesday, but the campaign for 2012 has yet to begin, the White House said.  (Getty Images) Ottumwa, Iowa (CNN) - President Obama may be focusing on the 2010 midterm elections, but the White House says don't look for any 2012 campaigning - yet. On the way to Iowa for Obama's third [...]

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:30:33 +0000

Obama is headed back to Iowa. Washington (CNN) - It's the state that launched him towards the White House. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama returns to Iowa for the third time since his inauguration as president - and the second time in the past month - to talk about the economy as part of his [...]

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:37:00 +0000

Rep. Mike Pence will address an anti-health care reform rally in Iowa. (CNN) – Here's the latest sign Rep. Mike Pence is mulling a possible presidential run in 2012: the Indiana Republican will address an anti-health care reform rally in Iowa City Wednesday night. Pence will be beamed into the event, put on by the [...]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:40 +0000

Rick Santorum defended his record as a pro-life politician Tuesday night. (CNN) - Rick Santorum is fighting back against charges that he's a "pro-life fraud." The former senator from Pennsylvania, and possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate, appeared before an influential Christian group in Iowa on Tuesday night and spent much of his speech defending his [...]