The nice thing about a large majority, like the 60 to 40 Republican advantage in the Iowa House, is not needing every vote in your caucus for every bill. Members can oppose the party line when local interests are threatened without derailing the legisl... »
Senate District 30 Registration: D 12420, R 13318, N 16218, total 42026, R +898 Incumbent: Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls Senate Republicans have snagged a big name for one of their top targeted seats, as GOP rising star Matt Reisetter has announced aga... »
Urbandale Council Member John Forbes in Open House 40 Senate Republicans have snagged a big name for one of their top targeted seats, as GOP wundekind Matt Reisetter has announced against Democrat Jeff Danielson in Senate District 30. Reisetter, who's ... »
Although the 60 Republicans and 40 Democrats in the Iowa House haven't changed since last year, I thought it was worth updating this post, because some committee assignments have changed, and House Democrats reshuffled their ranking members somewhat. M... »
Six days before the Iowa caucuses, no Republican candidate has a clear lead, social conservatives remain scattered among several contenders, and new television commercials are launched on almost a daily basis. Numbers from the two latest opinion polls ... »
