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The Mistake That is Iowa: Santorum Beats Romney………Maybe

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Kempite

Up to now, Iowa’s erroneous Caucus results created a narrative that allowed Mitt Romney to be the first non-incumbent Republican presidential candidate to win both the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary. The distinction really did not mean much. Both New Hampshire and Iowa award delegates on a proportional basis and neither actually determine who the nominee is. [...]

Hollow Victories?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by mduminiak

One aspect of the Republican race for the nomination that may yet become a serious issue is the penalty assessed on NH, SC, FL, AZ and MI because they held their primaries before February. It has been the case that no Republican has won the nomination without winning SC and either IA or NH. Yet, [...]

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Iowa Recap

Posted on January 4, 2012 by ikefriday

Romney won, Bachmann quit, Santorum is rising, Paul is maintaining his status quo, Newt is struggling, Perry has faith, and Huntsman….who? Iowa recapped: Mitt Romney Mitt Romney won in Iowa. Honestly? No big deal. Romney will gain momentum from winning, but when people look at the numbers they will realize that if Michele Bachmann wasn’t [...]

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Groundhog Day Came to Iowa Early and Rick Santorum Saw His Shadow

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Kempite

Iowa proved to be an incredibly dramatic opening contests for the Republican presidential nomination that even included the added suspense of missing and improperly recorded vote totals. But by 2:30 in the morning, all was resolved and the results gave Mitt Romney a 8 vote victory. The closeness of the race did not help Mitt Romney but it [...]

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Bachmann’s Presidential TEA Party is Over

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Kempite

After canceling a planned campaign swing to South Carolina, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann scheduled a press conference in which she announced that she was suspending her campaign. Bachmann who won the Ames Straw Poll several months ago, lost the state in it’s first in the nation caucus to all of her rivals except for one, [...]

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A stunning success for Santorum in Iowa – Romney’s lack of appeal strikingly worrying

Posted on January 4, 2012 by worldviewtonight

The morning shows were full of the reaction to last night’s Republican Iowa Caucuses. It proved to be a transformational night for former Senator Rick Santorum and his campaign, narrowly losing a virtual tie for the top spot to established front runner Mitt Romney by only 8 votes with each capturing 25% of the vote. [...]

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Romney Wins The Iowa Caucus By 8 Votes!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Kempite

With 99% of the vote in, 4 votes separating the first and second place candidates, and blurry eyed anchors and reporters on their seventh hour of live broadcasts struggling for things to say, Iowa State Republican Party officials have reported that they could not find the results from the precinct in one county and two precincts in another [...]

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Game On! Santorum Emails Voters and Declares Himself the “Full Spectrum Conservative”

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Kempite

Moments before Rick Santorum took to the stage to make a victory lap in the Iowa Caucus and declare “game on”, his campaign issued an email declaring himself the only authentic, passionate conservative wo can unite the GOP. The message was essentially designed to capitalize on his surprise, come from behind victory with some much needed fundraising, but [...]

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Rick Perry Considers If There is a Way Forward for Him on the Road to the White House

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Kempite

After a poor fifth place showing in the Iowa Caucuses, Governor Rick Perry gave a a very gracious concession speech in which he announced that with great prayer and reflection, he would head home to Texas and determine if there is a way forward for him in the Republican presidential nomination. Perry polled a sobering 11% [...]

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Final Iowa Caucus Vote Totals

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kempite

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A Political Week Like No Other

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kempite

This first week of the new year is probably one of the most politically important of this entire year. At least for Republicans. In many ways it will be an unprecedented week of decisions and opportunities. Most of the decisions are likely going to deal more with who can’t become President, than who will [...]

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Iowa’s King Predicts a Third Place Finish for Gingrich

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kempite

Iowa Congressman Steve King is a sort of conservative kingmaker in the Hawkeye State, yet he refused to playthat role in the Iowa presidential caucuses. Instead he is going down to wire claiming to be one of the 41% of caucus goers who are still undecided about who to support when the Caucuses begin at 7:00 [...]

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Herman Cain Resurfaces with the Promise of an Unconventional Endorsement

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kempite

Moments ago, in a Fox News interview, Herman Cain resurfaced and shed some light on his future role in the 2012 presidential election. Cain told viewers that he does not intend to endorse any candidate any time soon. He states, “If I were to make an endorsement now, it might split the vote”. He claims that in [...]

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“Iowa” – A great tradition in its finest form, but not the decisive point many believe

Posted on January 3, 2012 by worldviewtonight

The waiting is finally over, the first real election day of the 2012 campaign, kicks off in the U.S. State of Iowa this evening, with the latest polls still showing some 41% of caucus going Republicans no closer to a decision on who to support, then they were six months ago. One thing is certain, [...]

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Just What on Earth is a Conservative?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by dfcowan

Iowa is upon us. 2012 is upon us. How will it all end? It may just all end in tears. Tears because Obama wins, or tears because the GOP did not offer a viable alternative. Whatever happens, one thing is for sure: this is a time to stand up for conservative principles. But, just what [...]

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Iowa Caucus Locator: Find the Location of Your Local Caucus Precinct

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kempite

If you are an Iowa Republicans and are not sure of where your caucus is located, please click on the link below:

A Message To Iowa Republicans

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kempite

Iowa Republicans are being provided a truly special honor today. They have been reserved the right to provide our nation with the first official evaluation of the people who want to lead our nation based upon a conservative ideology that is designed to preserve the founding principles of our government. For nearly three years now, under the leadership of President Barack Obama, [...]

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