Republican 2012 presidential candidate Rick Santorum sat down with Douglas Burns, co-publisher of The Carroll Daily Times Herald and an alum and frequent contributor to The Iowa Independent, to discuss Catholicism in relation to the GOP, rival Michele Bachmann and, of course, some of the social conservative issues well More…
Former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich has officially thrown his hat into the presidential ring.
Gingrich, a Georgia resident, made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. He is the first GOP prospect to make a bid for the White House in 2012.
“I’m Newt Gingrich, and I’m announcing my More…
AMES — Longtime political consultant and activist Fred Karger, the first official Republican 2012 presidential candidate, admits he’s a long shot. But as Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss) bows out of the race because he “doesn’t have the fire in his belly,” Karger insists he does.
Longtime political activist and campaign consultant Fred Karger will become the first to officially file with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Republican nomination for president in 2012.
Karger was the first to announce his intent to run in April 2010 and the first More…
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee still has a strong lead with evangelical Republican voters in Iowa that helped give him a surprise 2008 win in the Iowa Caucuses over Mitt Romney, according to a poll conducted by Neighborhood Research:
With Baptists, Huckabee leads Romney 39-16 with 10 for
There may be indications that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is moving away from a 2012 presidential campaign, but a new poll from Public Policy Polling has him holding a dominant lead over other potential Republican contenders.
The national poll sampled 515 “usual national Republican primary voters,” and Huckabee More…
While none of the major possible Republican candidates for president have officially started a campaign, some — exemplified by former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Sen. Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — have clearly begun the early stages of a 2012 bid. But the intentions of former More…
President Obama has a 54 percent approval rating, according to a Washington Post/ABC poll. Gallup and CNN polls also show him with a 53 percent approval rating, exhibiting something of a trend in recent weeks.
However, in the Post/ABC poll, 51 percent disapprove of his handling of the More…
Politico published an article Wednesday detailing the early moves by potential Republican 2012 presidential candidates to curry favor with elected politicians in the first three nominating states: Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Politico highlights two members of Iowa’s delegation who have received the most attention to date: Sen. Chuck More…
On Thursday, the Republican Party of Iowa announced that the all-important Ames Straw Poll will be held Aug. 13, 2011. The Straw Poll has traditionally been an early marker to gauge relative support for Republican presidential candidates in advance of the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucuses.
The state GOP also announced More…
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