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We are asking for volunteers at Headquarters! It is important to get every Republican to the polls this year. We have some GREAT local candidates and they need your votes to win. McCain/Palin have a different kind of battle with all of the ACORN shenanigans.As a side note there are two other important, to Johnson County, issues on the ballot. One is an independent candidate for Auditor she would

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Saturday, October 25, 2008Jo Co Fall Beef Bar-B-Q Hello Republican Friends,We are coming to the end of the 2008 election season. Currently our loyal and faithful volunteere are phoning, College Republicans are door knocking and yard signs are "sprouting" on our streets! We will celebrate these efforts, and kick off the final push for Election Day on Sunday, November 2 with our Fall Barbeque, at

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By: Republican US Senate Candidate Steve RathjeFor months now the United States Senate has been gridlocked over judicial nominations. People can blow a lot of hot air blaming one side of the isle or the other. The fact is, however, that in the end it is not one political party that loses. It is the American public who lose.There are currently 46 judicial vacancies throughout the United States.

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Statement from Caleb Hunter – Executive Director, Republican Party of Iowa. “Today the Governor vetoed one of the worst bills to come out of the Iowa Legislature in decades. Despite organized labor’s contribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars to Legislative Democrats and their candidates, the people of Iowa spoke in a voice louder than the sum total of those contributions. I applaud the

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DES MOINES -- Former Republican Representative George Eichhorn is officially kicking off his bid for the United States Senate today by releasing a list of top Republican leaders from across Iowa who have endorsed his candidacy. Eichhorn, an attorney and accomplished legislator who grew up in Davenport, owned a law firm in Des Moines and now lives in rural Hamilton County, said he was ready to

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The primary election is a little less than 6 weeks away.Beginning today you can request a 'vote-by-mail' ballot, so if you believe there is a chance you may not make it to the polls on June 3rd, get a vote-by-mail ballot.Even if you just like the convenience of voting early by mail, you can request a ballot by clicking here.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, made the following comment in response to today’s announcement that South Korea will reopen its market to all imports of U.S. beef products. “I’m pleased that South Korea has agreed to reopen its market to U.S. beef. This is long overdue, and I appreciate the priority that President Lee

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MOUNT VERNON -- Republican Emma Nemecek has announced that she will seek election to the Iowa House of Representatives’ District 29, which includes eastern and southern Linn County, and rural Johnson County. Democrat Ro Foege, the currect representative for District 29, announced last month that he will not be seeking re-election. Nemecek, who also ran for the seat in 2006, is looking forward

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Newspapers across the state blared the above headline Thursday morning, as taxes will again be raised in Iowa. That’s right – over $400 million in total tax increases, and counting, so far.The latest measure would eliminate the local option sales tax for schools, and replace it with a statewide penny sales tax that, for now, is devoted to schools. Two aspects of this bill are troubling. As we

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Stewart Iverson today praised the Republican National Committee’s rules committee for passing what’s called the “Ohio Plan,” which would keep Iowa first in the presidential nominating process. The plan, passed this morning in Albuquerque at a meeting of the Republican Rules Committee, would retain the lead-off roles for Iowa, New Hampshire,

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By U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaAs a greater share of take-home pay gets spent on fuel and food, more families are wondering what’s yet in store at the pump and the grocery store. How will household budgets withstand the forces driving up consumer costs and gobbling up a bigger slice of disposable income? The declining value of the dollar and increased global demand for limited resources

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In what is becoming a far too familiar storyline since being elected, contrary to promises he and other Democrats made before taking office, Rep. David Loebsack today defended the secretive Congressional earmark spending process. Loebsack also stated that "he had not decided" whether or not to publically disclose the earmarks that he is submitting for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1st. Yet, he

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Remember the number "6" during this campaign season and spread the word: "Six" meaning the potential US Supreme Court Justices who may be replaced in the next Presidential term..... WE NEED TO GET THE VOTE OUT, AND GET EVERYONE ON BOARD!

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The Johnson County Republican Central Committee hosted its fifth annual spaghetti dinner at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, featuring an array of speakers. An estimated crowd of about 150 people enthusiastically listened to a large number of political candidates for office and party officials, giving the who, what, where, when, and how of campaigns and party issues. According to many in

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Cedar Rapids businessman Steve Rathje filed papers with the Iowa Secretary of State's office last week to be an official candidate for the United States Senate."This is really just a formality," said Rathje. "I have been campaigning for two years now. I have crossed the state meeting voters and talking to them about how to move Iowa and America forward." The support Steve has earned on the

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The list of locations for the 2008 Republican Caucuses on January 3, 2008 is now available here.

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On behalf of all of us at Americans for FairTaxation, I want to invite all of you to come to the Dare To Be Fair Bus Tour event that will be held in nearby Marengo on Tuesday, Aug 7th, from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m.The Marengo event will be held on the square in Downtown Marengo. Free lunch from Phat Daddy's restaurant in Marengo will be provided for guests. The FairTax Bus Tour is meant to start to

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A woman in Seattle, Washington has made a very eloquent point to prove that relaxation of voter registration laws can lead to potential abuse and fraud.Jane Balogh, who owns an Australian shepard-terrier mix she has named "Duncan M. McDonald"..decided that she was going to make a statement about how easy it was for non-citizens to vote in Washington due to the relaxation of voter registration

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Once again, the freshman Congressman from Iowa's 2nd District has managed to find a way to avoid keeping the campaign promises that he made to voters in the 2nd District.Yesterday, on a vote of 219-189, Democrats in the House voted to table a resolution that would have reprimanded Rep. Jack Murtha (D-Pa) for violating House ethics rules.The privilege resolution was introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers,

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Former Governor Tom Vilsack is "reaping" the reward of endorsing his previous opponent for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton.Clinton's campaign has agreed to pay off over $400,000 in campaign debt accumulated by Tom Vilsack in his embarassingly short presidential campaign.A Clinton spokesman says that suggestions of a quid pro quo is "ridiculous". Or is it?Last week,

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Johnson County Republicans hosted their Fourth Annual Spring Spaghetti Dinner last night with special guest, Congressman Tom Tancredo. You can see the Press-Citizen's report here.

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As I'm sure you all saw..former VP Al Gore's "documentary" An Inconvenient Truth won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature on Sunday.However, as with most things related to Al Gore, the truth behind the facade is well, inconvenient for the former VP.Gore has been one of the more vocal leaders of the global warming lobby..touting his movie as an educational tool to teach students about the "

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If you missed it, check out the Press-Citizen's profile of our newly elected Johnson County Republican Party Chairman, Bill Keettel.

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The newly elected Representative from the 2nd District, Dave Loebsack managed to earn a unique distinction amongst his fellow freshman representatives in Congress: Between Election Day and his swearing in, Loebsack took in over $67,000 in political action committee (PAC) donations.These donations come on the heels of Loebsack's calls during his campaign to unseat former Rep. Jim Leach to reform

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Well our friends on the left have once again shown their true colors. New Speaker Nanci Pelosi has decided to can ethics and exempt a company based in her district from having to comply with the proposed increase in the minimum wage.StarKist Tuna owned by DelMonte Corporation has a tuna factory based on the U.S. territory of American Samoa, which employs about 500 workers many of whom are paid at

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Ron Paul, GOP congressman from Texas, filed his papers Thursday. It's not his first try for the White House; he ran as the Libertarian Candidate in 1988 before joining the Republican Party:Kent Snyder, the chairman of Paul's exploratory committee and a former staffer on Paul's Libertarian campaign, said the congressman knows he's a long shot. "There's no question that it's an uphill battle, and

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Krusty and his kommenters demonstrate some McCain-Romney-(Huckabee?) conspiracy theories in one of today's threads. Well actually in more than one thread. I guess that's what blogs are for anyway, eh? Whatever way you swing, it makes for some fun reading.State29 has a great post about our outgoing governor's record:Appointing Michael Gartner to state boards.Corporate welfare (Vision Iowa).

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I think this is the most interesting question:HOTLINE: How much danger is there that the Iowa GOP is becoming a regional party within the state?

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Time's Joe Klein awards Jim Leach a Teddy award (in honor of president Roosevelt). Here's what he has to say: Congressman Jim Leach, the Iowa Republican, was a terrific public servant for 30 years. He was always independent, always scrupulously honest. He lost this year, and the manner of his losing is instructive. He refused to allow the Republican National Committee to distribute a negative

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The Washington Post has an interesting piece that spends some good space dissecting Leach's loss and its broader implications for Congress -- particularly the loss of so many centrist Republicans.

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Just a few more quick links to stories on Leach's transition out of Congress.Yesterday, the Press-Citizen reported on Friday's reception hosted by the University of Iowa. The story includes some comments from Dan Gable, who was brought into politics by Leach:Dan Gable, who won 15 national wrestling titles when he coached theHawkeyes, said in his speech that Leach encouraged him to participate

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Jim Leach will be on IPTV's Iowa Press, tonight at 7:30 p.m. at on Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. The AP has a story up including some quotes from today's taping.Let's hope that the good Congressman does not continue the "brain drain" by taking one of the "many offers" he's received to teach out East and decides to remain here in Iowa. The University would be lucky to have him, in any

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You'll want to check out David Broder's column in the Washington Post this morning, which gives our outgoing Congressman Jim Leach some going-away love.I'm really not sure that I buy the argument that the internet gambling bill had anything to do with his loss -- it sounds to me like a special interest group trying to take advantage of a coincidence for their own gain -- I think it's much more

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According to The Hill, Congressman Steve King has been making the rounds in an effort to be considered for the position of Chair of the influential House Republican Study Committee, a group of 100 or so conservative Republicans. The current Chair, Mike Pence (R-IN) just lost his bid for Minority Leader, while the past chair, John Shadegg (R-AZ), lost his bid for Minority Whip but had been a

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From the latest Civic Skinny column: "Senate Democrats are already irked at Governor-elect Chet Culver, who told them — they say — that he’d appear at their first caucus. They waited and waited. No

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Looks like the University of Iowa is holding a reception for Jim Leach on December 1, from 4-6 pm at the Old Capitol. Here's the invitation. Anyone have any more details?

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The Des Moines Register has several pieces of interest this morning: a survey piece of the state of play on both sides of aisle in presidential caucus campaigns, and indepth look at Senator Barack Obama's potential team within the state, and an announcement from the Republican Party of Iowa:Mark your calendars, the 2007 Republican Straw Poll will be Saturday, August 11, 2007 in Hilton Coliseum. I

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Another one of the underrated benefits of losing an election is the chance that it offers our party to self-reflect. There'll be lots of discussion about the appropriate strategy and tactics over the next few months, but sometimes lost in all that inside baseball is a discussion about our ideas.Some Republican leaders are already starting to speak about their visions for the future. The

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One of the few joys from the results of Election Night has been the opportunity to watch Speaker-Elect Nancy Pelosi attempt to lead the disparate factions of her party to try to govern. I have not doubt that she will continue to provide much amusement over the coming months -- if you can forget that the Democrats are playing with the future of our country.After the Caucus slapped down Pelosi's

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Jeff Kaufmann, who represents part of rural Johnson County, was elected to be a part of the Republican leadership team in the Iowa House. He will serve as one of the party's assistant leaders. Congratulations Jeff!

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Our brothers and sisters out in Woodbury County are having quite the row if we are to believe the Souix City Journal's Bret Hayworth: Brown contended the people Salem described trying “to hijack the Republican Party of Iowa” did what Salem said — “if you don’t agree with them 100 percent on every issue, they not only refuse to support you, they take active steps to destroy you, including the use

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Nuts.

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if you haved VOTED.VOTE TODAYJohnson County Polling Locations (or search your address). We'll be busy getting out the votes, so don't expect any posts today, unless there's something agregious ... after the polls have closed, I may try to post tidbits that I'm seeing around the country -- we'll just see. During the day, you can check out Johnson County Turnout here.If you're looking for results,

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I wonder what advisor thought that Chet Culver could keep around the crowd who came to see Barack Obama. The Des Moines Register report on the rally downtown includes the following nuggets:Following Obama's speech, much of the crowd dispersed while Culver stillspoke. While some said they were attracted by Obama, people seemed to split asto whether he was the only candidate drawing a crowd."If he

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Update: The Women, Food and Agriculture problem was with the newspaper. The intentional animal cruelty issue is still O'Brien's.It sounds like O'Brien's litany of desperate excuses has at least one major flaw. O'Brien claimed she was not even on the farm at the time her cattle were left to starve to death due to her activity with the Women, Food, and Agriculture Network. However, that

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Ro Foege is up to his old tricks again of misleading the consituents he claims to represent in House District 29.Foege's campaign sent out a mailer to residents of District 29 with following claims:"Ro led the fight to pass legislation to make it harder for government to condemn private property rights""Ro's legislation now makes the government, and not the landowner, prove it has a good reason

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So, Johnson County has a plethora of "satellite voting" locations in the weeks leading up to the election. This is a phenomenon I had never heard of until moving here -- the Auditor sets up at "convenient" (ie: heavily democratic) locations around the county where individuals can register and vote at these locations on the spot, using an absentee ballot. I am not a fan of the practice --

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Election Day is just around the corner and we're hard at work at the Johnson County HQ. The importance of our efforts to the Nussle-Vander Plaats campaign is evidenced by all the attention we've received in the final week. Jim and Karen Nussle and Bob and Darla Vander Plaats stopped by together Sunday evening after an afternoon of phonebanking.Jim and Karen Nussle were back again today on the 99

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Most of the people reading this blog are already going to vote for Bill Northey, the Republican candidate for Secretary of Agriculture. There has been a development that all Iowans need to know about, especially those who don't pay a whole lot of attention to the down-ballot races. Tell your family and friends, this is important:State Representative Clel Baudler, member of the Iowa House of

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The race for House District 29 took an interesting turn this past week with the financial disclosures filed by the candidates running for office in this District.The 10 year incumbent, Ro Foege, Democrat, Mount Vernon, reported taking a very hefty sum of $41,000 in donations for the period from July 19th to October 19th.However, a deeper look at the numbers reveal a very disturbing picture.Of the

Cedar Waxwinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345138892572098352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1162141092783563292006-10-29T10:42:00.000-06:002006-11-02T20:43:43.560-06:00

If you're looking for a more reasoned endorsement today, Johnson County citizens need only look up the road to the Cedar Rapids Gazette, which today endorsed Jim Nussle for Governor.Jim Nussle can be a great leader of Iowa. He has the right philosophy about limited government and the right experience in the trenches of budget-making and government reform. The Manchester Republican has proven his

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1162095192367586472006-10-28T22:38:00.000-05:002006-10-29T10:39:58.406-06:00

I am generally skeptical of claims of a liberal media bias -- yes the media has a number of biases including toward conflict, simple story-lines, and others, but I normally hold out that it's predominantly not ideological. And yes, I know that editorial endorsements are the one time when the media are supposed to take a political stand -- but I had no idea (or at least had deluded myself into

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1161953442658894212006-10-27T07:42:00.000-05:002006-10-27T07:50:42.676-05:00

The Press-Citizen endorsed Congressman Jim Leach for re-election this morning:Given the polarized nature of contemporary political debate, the lastmessage we want to send to our political leaders in Washington is that they willbe punished electorally for failing to toe the party line. This is especiallytrue for a congressman who has served his constituents well for 30 years. Thus,we endorse

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1161810107684509522006-10-25T15:48:00.000-05:002006-10-26T07:37:53.976-05:00

About a dozen local Republicans of all ages took time out of their day to welcome Chet Culver to Iowa City today. Though we were able to visit with many students and motorists, and the few Democrats heading into hear Culver speak, Culver himself seems to have caught word of our welcome committee and snuck inside out of our sight -- once again ducking the public cries about his support from touch

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1161470924223983522006-10-21T17:19:00.000-05:002006-10-21T17:48:44.446-05:00

$25,000 is all it takes to get Chet Culver in your pocket. While Jim Nussle led the charge to get Touchplay slot machines out of Iowa's gas stations, grocery stores, and restraunts, Chet was silent. Bill Krause, Kum & Go kingpin and one of the predatory purveyors of Touchplay machines who are suing Iowa's taxpayers, was once a Nussle supporter. Krause swapped sides when he realized that Jim

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According to the Washington Post, if Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker of the House she would appoint Alcee Hastings as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Hastings "was impeached and removed from his federal judgeship in 1989 for conspiring to take a $150,000 bribe and give light sentences to two convicted swindlers."I can't believe it's even being considered....

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It would appear that Chet Culver has once again contracted foot in mouth disease.During Monday night's debate against Jim Nussle, Culver made the claim that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had ranked Iowa as having the fifth best business climate in the country.Only one problem with that: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce doesn't compile business climate rankings.In fact, a spokesman for the U.S. Chamber

Cedar Waxwinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345138892572098352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1161043807640284632006-10-16T18:51:00.000-05:002006-10-16T19:10:07.666-05:00

Bill Dix blogging for the Des Moines Register.

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Following last night's debate, it seems Ed Fallon was overheard making a less than supportive comment about the Democrat's "big lug," Chet Culver.Ed Fallon was overheard just outside the IPTV studios saying: "That guy makes it hard for me to go out and say vote Chet Culver." I don't know if that means Jim Nussle makes it hard or if Chet Culver makes it hard - either way, even Ed Fallon knows Jim

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David Yepsen gives Jim Nussle the edge in tonight's debate.Missed it? You can check it out here.I don't know that Culver could have pulled a more tacky move than trying to bring the Foley debacle into the debate. Nussle handled it masterfully.Krusty's got some great analysis.

G.O.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09639965715521337439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1159387610938739192006-09-27T15:02:00.000-05:002006-09-27T19:45:34.973-05:00

The Associated Press is reporting that our neighboring state Minnesota will be hosting the 2008 Republican Convention. I've been hoping the RNC would pick the Twin Cities, and I think it's a great choice -- and it will be awfully convenient to have all the action going on just up the road.UPDATE: Here's the Star-Tribune's take.UPDATE2: Here's the RNC Announcement.Good pick folks!

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1159306960914447402006-09-26T16:41:00.000-05:002006-09-27T00:18:38.976-05:00

Via.HINT: Compare the number of ideas Chet claims with the number of fingers he uses to illustrate the statement.

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Iowa Ennui has a characteristically good analysis of the recent deluge of polls in the governor's race. Bottom line:[I]f this race doesn’t break for either candidate, it’s going to hinge on turnout, and if a turnout advantage fails, then we can all look forward to Chet’s SOS team counting ballots on the Friday after the election.Tell your friends why Nussle/VanderPlaats make the best team to

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We already knew that we were receiving generous financial support for our headquarters from the Nussle-Vander Plaats campaign and Governor Mitt Romney's Commonwealth PAC. Today, the two campaigns announced that their contributions were part of a joint effort to open five GOP County HQs around the state. In addition to Johnson County, HQs are being supported in Dubuque, Linn, Pottawattamie, and

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1158424737726347372006-09-16T11:37:00.000-05:002006-09-18T21:29:18.816-05:00

Republicans from around the state gathered before the Iowa-Iowa State game to show their support for Jim Nussle, Bob Vander Plaats and our other Republican candidates, while cheering on the Hawkeyes or Cyclones.The Nussle team even had special limited-edition stickers! (They had some made in Cardinal and Gold, but I hear they weren't nearly as popular -- and you wouldn't expect me to post those

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1158390997766247892006-09-15T21:22:00.000-05:002006-09-16T02:16:37.926-05:00

On the eve of the Iowa/Iowa State game, we have some great news to report to here in Johnson County! Legendary Hawkeyes Hayden Fry and Dan Gable have announced their public support of our next Governor, Jim Nussle! Coach Fry says, "My friend Jim Nussle is running to be Iowa's next Governor - and I'm proud to be part of his team. Jim has the right experience and vision to Energize Iowa's future"

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The Johnson County Republican Headquarters is officially open! A great crowd turned out for our grand opening, visiting with our Republican candidates, touring the space, and getting started at the hard work of grassroots politics.Our next governor, Jim Nussle, and future first lady, Karen Nussle, came to join in the celebration and show his support for the all local candidates and volunteers who

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1156831046250462482006-08-29T00:27:00.000-05:002006-08-29T00:57:26.316-05:00

People thought that perhaps John Kerry had decided to accept the fact that he lost to President Bush in 2004. Well, guess not. Kerry is sending an fundraising email for Ohio Democratic Party Governor candidate Ted Strickland to 100,000 Democratic donors alleging election impropriety by Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell-(R) as the reason why he lost in 2004.Kerry states "He used the power

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The news out today is that Chet Culver has rejected five of the eight invitations from the media to join Jim Nussle in a debates, including one debate proposed to be hosted by KWWL here in Iowa City. Jim Nussle accepted this invitation to debate here (as well as the other seven), because as he says:The debate process is meant to benefit the public and should be designed toinclude as many Iowans

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1156808932107316392006-08-28T14:16:00.000-05:002006-08-28T18:48:52.253-05:00

Thursday the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced it was cutting its ad buy for one of the least effective congressmen in DC, Leonard Boswell. The Dems tried to spin this as a vote of confidence in Boswell, but the facts tell a completely different story. Take it away Krusty:What really happened is the DCCC clearly overbought. If you look at this article from The Hill can see

G.O.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09639965715521337439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1156692281625731502006-08-27T10:09:00.000-05:002006-08-28T15:16:10.053-05:00

Yepsen has his first look at the race for Senate against Tom Harkin in '08. In a nutshell, he doesn't think Congressmen King or Latham will run, and he's feeling bad enough for us that he went so far as to make his own suggestion, WH Pol. Dir Sara Taylor. Johnson County even got a mention (so when we get Steve King here for an event, we gotta be sure we send David an invite):King is a lot of

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1156458937563908602006-08-24T17:25:00.000-05:002006-08-24T17:35:37.600-05:00

You know he's stepped in it big time when the Daily Iowan comes out swinging aginst the (special-interest-and-out-of-state-funded) Democratic nominee.A recent issue of contention is Democratic candidate for governor Chet Culver's investment proposal for the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System - and, as Republican candidate Jim Nussle points out, his plan is a bad move to make.See also:

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Ed Fallon, darling of the left during the Democrat primary, and supposed paragon of political virtue seems to be leaving that side of his personality behind as the general election nears. His support for Ako Abdul-Samad's quest for the statehouse has raised more than a few eyebrows. A certain godblogger of the Iowa blog scene (who sported a "Vote Fallon" ad on his/her site) had this to say

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I first became aware of this situation at the University of Iowa Hospitals on the KGAN 6pm news last night, and the Press-Citizen now has an article up about it.I'll direct you to the article for details, but the facts will sound quite familiar. Woman in coma. Mother and Father want to do everything possible to keep her alive. Husband says he won't consent (in this case, to a blood transfusion,

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1155829949446350802006-08-17T10:41:00.000-05:002006-08-17T10:52:29.463-05:00

As you recall, Johnson County Republicans joined the Nussle and Leach campaigns in handing out FREE cold bottles of water the morning of the RAGBRAI ride into Coralville.I was skeptical of the reports we heard from one or two riders jokingly that the Democrats were selling water earlier on the route. But it WAS TRUE! Democrats WERE using the opportunity to raise money instead of generating good

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1155825475086737772006-08-17T09:32:00.000-05:002006-08-17T09:37:55.103-05:00

Independent Candidate Jay Christensen-Szalanski has officially qualified to be on the ballot against Democrat State Senator Jay Bolkcom. This blog has discussed Christensen-Szalanski before, as well as some of Bolkcom's defects. We'll be looking forward to watching this campaign progress.

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1155793892368881952006-08-17T00:43:00.000-05:002006-08-17T00:51:32.386-05:00

Fellow Johnson County blogger, Mike Thayer at Sick of Spin, has been doing a series of posts looking at the Press-Citizen and its biases in editing stories, selecting stories, and editorializing. Not that any of our readers probably need help realizing that the daily rag in the people's republic of johnson county is a bit more than left-of-center, he still makes some well-researched points that I

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1155605431611599272006-08-14T20:22:00.000-05:002006-08-15T00:41:49.176-05:00

O. Kay Henderson is up with a post stating the State Central Committee selected Mary Ann Hanusa as our candidate for Secretary of State. Mary Ann is going to need a lot of help, but I think this is winnable, even with a shortened campaign. It'll be tough to establish name recognition in less than three months, but the Democrats have a flawed candidate in Mauro. He won't be able to escape the

G.O.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09639965715521337439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1155531093829563812006-08-13T23:51:00.000-05:002006-08-13T23:51:33.833-05:00

Not much original news here, but to save you some time and energy, here's a quick round-up of the situation with the Republican Secretary of State Nomination. According to state central committee member and blogger extraordinaire, Ted Sporer, the state central committee will be meeting (by conference call, if I heard correctly elsewhere) to pick a nominee on Monday evening.On his blog, Sporer is

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1155098793042394802006-08-08T23:23:00.000-05:002006-08-09T00:43:33.126-05:00

Not quite sure what message to take from primary election results around the country tonight. As nearly everyone has probably heard by now, Senator Joe Lieberman was beat by liberal-blogosphere-backed millionaire Ned Lamont. In addition, however, moderate freshman Republican Congressman Joe Schwarz of Michigan also lost to a more conservative candidate Tim Walberg and far-out Democrat

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1154874309741540062006-08-06T09:11:00.000-05:002006-08-06T22:49:49.603-05:00

The Des Moines Register this morning has an interesting article that sheds some light on the corrupt Polk County Democrat political machine.Polk County Record Tim Brien, who lost his bid to be re-elected in the Democrat Primary, accuses Democrat Secretary of State Candidate Michael Mauro of conspiring to oust him. Furthermore, he explains that he chose not to challenge the close election, because

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1154809649234619942006-08-05T15:26:00.000-05:002006-08-06T11:02:37.466-05:00

Republicans participated this morning in Swisher Fun Days. In the photo above, you can see the banner being carried by (L to R) Scott James and his son, Jacob, of Iowa City, and Bob Anderson, of Swisher. They are followed by other Republicans including county supervisor candidates Rich Benn (in the yellow car), Alan Curry (walking with his sign), and Emma Nemecek (and her golf cart).Swisher gave

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1154658181413140882006-08-03T21:05:00.000-05:002006-08-03T21:23:01.426-05:00

About a month ago, I posted about how blatantly Loebsack stands with Pelosi and Dean -- copying their materials for his website.It seems that he may be reading our blog, because the pages I referred to are no longer linked on his webpage -- Where Dave Stands. The box on the right side of the screen which lists "additional issues," used to include the offending pages, and now includes new, very

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1154596350082539232006-08-03T07:10:00.000-05:002006-08-03T04:12:30.353-05:00

Do you ever wonder what those CIETC executives did with their excessive salaries and bonuses? According to State 29 (and the Institute on Money in State Politics) a chunk of Ramona Cunningham's $360,000 went to Chet Culver's campaign. Jim Nussle's call for an honest and transparent payscale for government employees couldn't come at a better time. While Tom Vilsack is doling out $59,000 "

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From the new blog:Straight Talk Iowa Style is "the place" on the web where Senator John McCain supporters, Iowans in particular, can gather to network, debate and discuss how we can help him become the next President of the United States. And it all starts right here in Iowa! Straight Talk Iowa Style intends to be there every step of the way.I'm not sure who is running the show over there. Any

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About a dozen Johnson County Republicans gathered at the home of Dorree Eckhoff to participate in Jim Nussle's statewide night of 99 ideas. We had some delicious treats and enjoyed conversation before opening things up with the welcome DVD. Then we joined in the statewide conference call with Jim and Karen Nussle and Bob and Darla Vander Plaats -- each at a different location around the

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1154132375598574442006-07-28T19:11:00.000-05:002006-07-28T19:19:35.606-05:00

Last night, the Johnson County Fair wrapped up for another year. Four days of great fun and hard work. Thanks to all of the volunteers and candidates who helped work the booth or stopped by. The photo above shows State Rep. Sandy Greiner (L) and Iowa City resident Betty Kirchner (R), signing up petition signatures one evening at the booth. (Sandy spent much of the week with us at the fair

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1154107298438862912006-07-28T12:17:00.000-05:002006-07-28T13:16:48.416-05:00

RAGBRAI rolled into Johnson County this morning, and volunteers for Jim Nussle's campaign for governor and Jim Leach's congressional campaign were there to meet them. The Nussle campaign organized a water station, giving away free bottles of ice-cold water to the riders passing by. (PHOTO ABOVE: Leah Adams hands a water bottle to a cow riding past)It was a gorgeous (though hot and muggy) day, and

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1154002723734597022006-07-27T07:13:00.000-05:002006-07-28T06:57:09.310-05:00

Rumors were percolating over on Krusty's Comments about Republican Secretary State Candidate Chuck Allison ending his campaign. This morning, the Des Moines Register confirmed that Allison will be announcing the end of his race, citing personal issues.I hear that one item on the agenda of the upcoming state central committee is "nominating conventions." Expect that we will be reconvening the

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1153880377639009102006-07-25T21:04:00.000-05:002006-07-25T21:19:37.683-05:00

Well, the Press-Citizen appears to be only a couple days late in sharing the news, but Democrat Senator Bob Dvorsky finally pled guilty to his Drunk Driving conviction on July 20. He received a deferred judgment -- as long as he doesn't have another run-in with the law in the next year, the charge will be cleared from his record. According to the Court Records (search for Dvorsky in Polk County

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So . . . did you miss seeing one of our local candidates at a recent parade? Need to put a face with the names you've been reading about or hearing from your friends?Never say this this commenator doesn't listen to the back-seat bloggers. I've dug back through the photo archives of our marathon of parades and am posting a few never-before-seen images that didn't make it on the first-time around.

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After several hours of hard work by over a dozen volunteers who showed up to help set up the booth Sunday afternoon (see the "before" picture to the left, taken part of the way through the afternoon, after the panels had been hung), the Johnson County Fair kicked off on Monday.Leah Adams and Dorree Eckhoff (far left and far right in the photo above), the Fair Booth Committee Co-Chairs, have done

Cornfield Commentatornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14661927.post-1153636574268469682006-07-23T01:07:00.000-05:002006-07-23T01:53:16.723-05:00

Today marked the Sixth Parade of the summer season for the Johnson County Republicans, when they joined Solon to celebrate the 35th annual Solon Beef Days. (As an aside, Beef Days is a fabulous small-town festival -- you can learn more than you ever wanted to know at their website).We had a great crowd of volunteers showing their support for all the Republican candidates, including Congressman

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While campaigning in Ohio last week, Hillary Clinton said some strange things that her good friend Chet Culver should find disturbing. It seems she doesn't think Secretaries of State should be allowed to run for higher office.Here's one AP Story:Without naming him, Clinton suggested on the last day of ACORN's national convention that Republican Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has a conflict

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Many Republicans have moments when they flip through their morning papers and think to themselves, "What is this writer trying to pull?" This was probably the case if you were looking at the DMR last Thursday when the editorial board came up with this gem: "Recall that the last time the Democrats controlled Congress, they produced healthy budget surpluses that put the country on a path toward

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I have been derelict in my duty in not posting this sooner, but as many may not take the time to read the Daily Iowan, I thought it was still worth while to be sure you heard about this.First, I have to say that for the past year, I have actually been quite impressed with the Daily Iowan. They seemed to be genuinely interested in putting together objective pieces and covered a number of our

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When I took the time to add the RPI Blog to the iowa blog roll, I also added two other new conservative iowa blogs, that I have enjoyed reading recently. If you have not yet checked them out, do so -- I hope they both keep up:Caucus Cooler - focused on providing an "insider's perspective" to the 2008 Republican Caucuses. It's only been online for a week, but so far an interesting read.The Real

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The Republican Party of Iowa announced the launch of an official party blog. From the site:This blog will give a from the field view of happenings in Iowa Politics.Including what's going on with our 2006 races, 2008 candidates as we approachthe Iowa Caucuses, and the hot issues on the campaign trail with postings fromChairman Ray Hoffmann, staff and candidates.They must have seen how much fun we

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Congressman Jim Leach, who only last week was completing a marathon of parades around Johnson County and the rest of the district, has wasted no time hitting the ground running in DC, now that Congress is back in session.Today, the House passed his bill, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, by a broad bipartisan margin, 317-93. We've noted before the attention he's been geting about

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This week, state legislators will be meeting in a Special Session in Des Moines to attempt a historic override of Governor Vilsack's veto of eminent domain reform legislation.When Governor Vilsack vetoed this legislation a couple of months ago, he vetoed a bill that had the support of over 80 members of the Iowa House and over 40 members of the Senate. The bill had major bipartisan support from

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