While many Americans dread tax day, April 15 holds a silver lining for political junkies: the chance to read the latest federal campaign finance reports. Follow me after the jump for details on the money raised and spent by Iowa's five U.S. House incum... »
Christie Vilsack toured Iowa's new fourth Congressional district late last week to roll out an energy plan "geared towards bringing a new prosperity to Iowa's small cities and rural communities by creating layers of economic opportunity." The five-poin... »
Christie Vilsack's Congressional campaign announced its three co-chairs today: State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City, former Story County Supervisor Jane Halliburton of Ames, and Sioux City businessman Irving Jensen, Jr. Normally this kind of press ... »
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee signaled this week that it is willing to spend additional resources supporting Christie Vilsack's campaign against Representative Steve King in Iowa's fourth Congressional district. The DCCC's "Red to Blu... »
King vs. First Lady: The Sioux City Journal's Bret Hayworth has a piece today about the expected showdown between 5-term western Iowa Congressman Steve King and former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack. His article said this congressional race "will und... »
This thread is for sharing stories from your precinct caucus meetings as well as for discussing the results once they have been reported. Iowa Republicans and Democrats, I'm particularly interested to know how many candidates for Congress or the state ... »
Let's review the most boneheaded moves from the year in Iowa politics. This thread is not about wrongheaded policy choices. It may be stupid to cut early childhood education programs, kneecap the state Environmental Protection Commission, or pass an "a... »
Lauris blends the 4th Congressional race, registered voters, the Society of Professional Journalists and the "Music Man. Lauris Olson AmesNewsOnline Commentary (April 5, 2012 – 12:30 p.m.) Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) was in Ames this morning t... »
