Iowa Conservative Talk Show Host Jan Mickelson Endorses Ron Paul (Privately)

| November 9, 2011

Anyone who follows politics in Iowa is familiar with Jan Mickelson.  Mr. Mickelson is arguably the most politically influential member of media in Iowa, with former coworker Steve Deace being the only person who comes close.  Mickelson has been discussing politics on Reagan’s former home, WHO 1040am for as long as I can remember.

Ron Paul has been a frequent guest on Mickelson’s program over the years and it has always been clear that Mickelson held a great deal of respect for the Texas congressman.  When Paul ran in 2008, Mickelson would frequently sing his praises, but frequently noted that the two were at odds when it came to foreign policy.  Over the last few years of listening to his show, I got the sense that Mickelson, like many Americans, have evolved their foreign policy to the point where they are much more in agreement with Paul’s views.

Although Mickelson continues to have Paul as a frequent guest and speak very highly of him, I never really expected a public endorsement, because in all my years of listening to the host, I have yet to hear him publicly endorse a candidate to office.  But then a private email conversation between Mickelson and progressive talk show host Ed Fallon was posted publicly by Mr. Fallon.  In it Mr Mickelson appears to endorse Ron Paul.

An excerpt of the conversation:

Ed: Debate our respective plans to rid Wall Street and the halls of political power of “scumbags” (your term, not mine). You do have a plan, don’t you?

Jan: Yes, vote for Ron Paul. He’ll return us to honest money, constitutionally limited government, non-interventionist foreign policy, dismantled nanny state.

The full email conversation can be found here.

Ron Paul appears to be gaining momentum in Iowa.  For the second time in a row, Ron Paul tops the Iowa Independent’s Political Power Rankings, a panel of our staff, academics, political consultants, GOP activists, local party officials and other state political reporters, each answering the question, ‘if the caucus were held today, who would win?’  Steve Deace, also has Paul at the top of his Power Rankings.

As Paul’s stock continues to rise in Iowa, a public (not just private) endorsement by Jan Mickelson could have a significant impact on the race.

For more great commentary on the email conversation, check out Steve Hoodjer’s Iowa Freedom Report, who was the first to pick up the story.

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Category: 2012 Elections, Iowa Grounds, National Politics & Government, Ron Paul

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Dustin Krutsinger is a 3rd year medical student at the University of Iowa.  He met his wonderful wife at church when they were 16 and were united in marriage at 19. He is the proud father of one daughter, Abigail and a son Jacob.  He and his wife attended nursing school together before he started medical school. They plan on using their medical training to serve others overseas full time after his training is complete. In the mean time, they have gone on several construction and medical trips to South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Peru, and most recently Afghanistan in 2009. Once a month Dustin has the opportunity to lead the service and give a message at a local retirement home. Dustin considers himself to be a “Christian Libertarian.”  He is unapologetically, and absolutely 100% pro-life.  Dustin is a Ron Paul supporter, and credits his run for revitalizing Dustin's interest in politics. He has recently been an activist for liberty in the Iowa City area with Campaign for Liberty. He also ran for the Iowa House in 2010 as a Libertarian. It was a somewhat symbolic run, as no third party has ever been elected to the Iowa legislature, but it allowed him to discuss limited government solutions to our current problems as well as gave people another option, as the incumbent was running unopposed.
  • Anonymous

    Nice

  • Occupy-Romney-Fraudster

    Great Article, but you need to get on with your wife and make us some conservative babies so we can save the republic.

    Now go home and do it. 

    Sound money, cut the empire, end the fed, local government, traditional families.

  • Anonymous

    Most libertarian leaning Republicans have long liked Paul, but often have shied away from casting a vote for him because all we ever hear is “he is unelectable.” Now faced with a whole host of highly flawed, unelectable candidates, not the least of which is the perennial prevaricator, Willard “Mitt” Romney, who, like McCain, will not garner a significant vote in the general election from traditional conservatives which will likely result in four more years of the “Obamanation,” Paul is becoming the only real choice we have.
     
    It would be very interesting to see what would happen if Paul won the Iowa Caucus. It may still be a long shot, but with Romney “son of Obama”  leading the pack with only ~ 24%, the potential for a coalescence of conservatives to Paul’s side is not unthinkable.

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