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Iowans say Gingrich follies this week do not doom candidacy

By | 05.20.11 | 1:02 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

WATERLOO — Harsh words uttered in Waterloo during former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich‘s initial visit to Black Hawk County as a 2012 GOP candidate for president were reserved for the Democratic National Committee and President Barack Obama.

Gingrich met with former Black Hawk County GOP Chairman Russ

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‘Are You [Expletive Deleted] Me?’

By | 11.24.09 | 1:22 pm

This New Orleans mayoral campaign ad, via Daily Kos, really is one of the more head-turning political TV spots of the cycle. (It gets a bit less interesting after the first 15 seconds.)

What’s Your Source for That?

By | 06.24.09 | 9:43 am

There’s something jarring about this new ad from Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kans.), who’s running for the U.S. Senate.

Greening Big Oil?

By | 10.15.08 | 12:32 pm

While walking around Washington, it’s hard to miss all the large Chevron ads. They are at bus stops and in metro stations, and they feature “everyday people” promising to conserve energy. “I will carpool to work,” one person in the ad says. “I will take the golf clubs out of More…

Obama: McCain Is Bush-Loving, Tax-Hiking Cartoon

By | 10.03.08 | 12:04 pm

Sen. Barack Obama’s latest TV ad attacks his GOP rival for raising taxes on health care, based on a sharp exchange from the VP debate.

It’s an unconventional tack, because many “low-information” swing voters assume Republicans are better on taxes — and no one likes pushing a message More…

Obama’s New Debate Tax Attack

By | 10.03.08 | 10:55 am

They will raise your taxes.

It’s an old Republican line of attack, but Obama’s latest ad throws it in Sen. John McCain’s face.

McCain Camp Unveils Palin ‘Truth Squad’

By | 09.09.08 | 5:44 pm

The McCain campaign announced today that it has assembled a new, crack team of rapid responders too counter false information — presumably that not being deliberately spread by the campaign itself — about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on the Internet and in the media.

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Liberals Storm GOP Hotels in St. Paul

By | 09.02.08 | 3:03 pm

As Republican delegates gather in St. Paul this week, two liberal groups are storming their hotels. The Campaign for America’s Future lays out its advertising campaign:

When Republican delegates check-in to their hotel rooms in St. Paul this week, they will receive a “thank you” message on their televisions. An

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