And Now There Are Two–Newt Gingrich Announces 2012 Presidential Exploratory Committee The first person to start a presidential exploratory committee was Herman Cain,… Shane Vander HartMarch 3, 20111 minute read
Doubting Sarah Palin’s Favorability Decline in The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll Sarah Palin’s favorability ratings are slipping! Her favorability ratings are slipping! That’s… Shane Vander HartFebruary 28, 20113 minute read
John Thune Says No to a 2012 Presidential Run In a statement released today, Senator John Thune (R-SD) ended speculation about… Shane Vander HartFebruary 22, 20111 minute read
Tim Pawlenty in Iowa: Our Country Needs Be Prosperous and Good To Continue To Be Great Former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) kicked off The FAMiLY Leader’s Presidential Lecture… Shane Vander HartFebruary 7, 20113 minute read
Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Announces Presidential Forum West Des Moines – This weekend, the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition… Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 3, 20112 minute read
Four Bad Arguments for Abortion Rights We’ll Likely See During 2012 Elections Being pro-life I’ve heard numerous arguments for and against abortion rights. It… Shane Vander HartDecember 30, 20102 minute read
Iowa GOP Announces 2011 Presidential Debate and Straw Poll Iowa Republicans to partner with FOX News to host August debate in… Caffeinated ThoughtsDecember 17, 20102 minute read
Beaumont’s Response to My Critique of His 50 Most Wanted Iowa GOP Operative List Tom Beaumont of The Des Moines Register responded to my critique of… Shane Vander HartDecember 14, 20101 minute read
John Thune and Tim Pawlenty Engaged in A Backyard Battle in Iowa? POLITICO has an interesting article up today about Senator John Thune (R-SD)… Shane Vander HartDecember 12, 20102 minute read
Bob Vander Plaats, Sarah Palin and Potential 2012 Iowa Caucus Endorsements The Hill interviewed two former candidates who did not receive the endorsement… Shane Vander HartDecember 7, 20102 minute read
Dick Morris, 8 Reasons Why the 2012 GOP Presidential Race Still Goes Through Iowa and New Hampshire I like Dick Morris though I can’t say I always agree with… Shane Vander HartDecember 1, 20103 minute read
Bob Vander Plaats a 2012 Iowa Caucus Kingmaker? Will Judicial Reform Be a Hot Issue? With the news that former Republican Gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats will… Shane Vander HartNovember 10, 20103 minute read
Mike Huckabee and Huck PAC Issue a String of Iowa Endorsements Mike Huckabee’s political action committee, Huck PAC was busy yesterday issuing several… Shane Vander HartAugust 18, 20102 minute read
Romney Lacks Sincerity According to 2008 Supporter Something that I almost bypassed when reading and writing my post yesterday… Shane Vander HartAugust 3, 20101 minute read
Pawlenty in NE Iowa, 2012 Race Speculation If Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty isn’t running for President in 2012 then… Shane Vander HartAugust 2, 20103 minute read
The Unhelpful Iowa Poll of GOP 2012 Presidential Prospects Just released today is The Des Moines Register’s poll of people’s opinion… Shane Vander HartJune 11, 20103 minute read