Iowa GOP Proceeds with Ames Straw Poll

The Iowa GOP State Central Committee voted for the Ames Straw Poll to proceed in 2015. What the event will look like and who will participate is uncertain.

Congressman Steve King Advocates for Ames Straw Poll

Congressman Steve King (R-IA) wrote a letter asking that the Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee keep the Ames Straw Poll in 2015.

Ames Straw Poll: Should It Stay or Should It Go?

The future of the Ames Straw Poll as an event leading up to the Iowa Caucus is in doubt. Can it be a worthwhile event for candidates and voters still?

Discussing The Future of the Iowa Straw Poll

Jamie Johnson and Shane Vander Hart discuss the future of the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames on WHO Radio. Keep it as is, tweak it, or scrap it altogether?

Ok, Sarah Palin’s Running

I am about as certain as I can possibly be with the…

Rick Perry Is Off and Running in Iowa and Nationally

After Texas Governor Rick Perry’s announcement on Saturday he has hit the…

Tim Pawlenty’s Departure and the Politics of Taking Credit

With former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s disappointing finish in the Ames Straw…

Michele Bachmann Wins Ames Straw Poll

With 16,892 votes cast today… which is more than the 2007 (14,302)…

Huckabee on Ames Straw Poll and Impact of Perry Announcement

I had a chance to run into former Arkansas Mike Huckabee at…

Herman Cain at Ames Straw Poll: We Are The Defending Fathers

Herman Cain said “we are America” and that we don’t have to…

Thad McCotter at Ames Straw Poll: The Future Isn’t Big Government, It’s Self Government

Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter said that Iowans understand the future isn’t big…

Michele Bachmann at Ames Straw Poll: Together We’ll Take The Country Back

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann said to the crowd at the Ames Straw…

Tim Pawlenty at Ames Straw Poll: Results Not Rhetoric

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty at the Ames Straw Poll said that…

Ron Paul at Ames Straw Poll: You Can’t Be Pro-Liberty and Not Be Prolife

Texas Congressman Ron Paul in his remarks said that their campaign has…

Santorum at Ames Straw Poll: America Is a Moral Enterprise

Rick Santorum has had a better showing today than I think more…

Ames Straw Poll Shocker

I couldn’t believe it when I heard yesterday about the Ames Straw…