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Iowa 1st Congressional District Race

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Brian Myers and Shane Vander Hart in studio.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 6-11-16 (Topics: Iowa Primary & GOP Convention)

This week on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio Brian Myers and Shane Vander Hart discuss the Iowa Primary results and a possible mutiny at the GOP Convention.

Iowa Primary Republican Election Results

Read the final results of the Republican U.S. Senate, Congressional District, Iowa House and Iowa Senate races in the 2016 Iowa Primary.

My Endorsements in Iowa Republican Primary Races

Shane Vander Hart offers his endorsements of Chuck Grassley, Rod Blum, David Young, Steve King, and for Iowa House and Senate GOP Primary races.

Monica Vernon: Keep Freedom of Religion Out of the Laws of the Land

Monica Vernon, a Democrat candidate in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District race, discussed her opposition to the First Amendment Defense Act in Waterloo, IA.
Congressman Rod Blum (R-IA) at a business roundtable in Hiawatha, IA. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore (CC-By-SA 2.0)

New Poll Shows Rod Blum Leading Iowa 1st Congressional District Race

A new poll shows Congressman Rod Blum (R-IA) with a double digit lead in head to head polling with Democratic challengers Pat Murphy and Monica Vernon.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 11-8-14

Bart Munson, Brian Myers and Shane Vander Hart discuss the Republican wave on election night, talk to Congressman-elect David Young about his priorities.

Joni Ernst and Rod Blum Ride Republican Wave

Iowa Republicans experienced a wave with Joni Ernst and Rod Blum winning their races, but that did not translate into winning back the Iowa Senate.

Election Day Results Live-blog

Starting at 9:00p tonight Caffeinated Thoughts will provide a live-blog as election results from Iowa and across the nation come in. Be sure to check back!

Blum Campaign Releases New Ad with Chuck Grassley

Senator Chuck Grassley highlights Iowa 1st Congressional District candidate Rod Blum’s commitment to protecting and preserving Social Security and Medicare.

Iowa Right to Life PAC Releases Preferred Candidate List

Iowa Right to Life State PAC releases its general election list of preferred candidates in Iowa Governor, U.S. Senate, Congressional, and Legislative races.

The Albatross of ObamaCare for Iowa Democrats

Bruce Braley, Pat Murphy, Dave Loebsack, Staci Appel, and Jim Mowrer are linked to Obamacare which caused three insurance carriers to raise their rates.

Eight Observations Leading to Election Day in Iowa

With less than a month to go before election day here are eight observations about Iowa’s Governor, U.S. Senate, Congressional and down ballot races.

Rod Blum and Pat Murphy Provide Ideological Contrast in First Debate

The debate in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District between Pat Murphy and Rod Blum provides a great contrast between statism and constitutionalism.

New Poll: Blum Takes Lead in Iowa 1st Congressional District Race

A new poll shows that Rod Blum now leads State Representative Pat Murphy (D-Dubuque) in the race for the Iowa 1st Congressional District’s open seat.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio -10-4-14

Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers talk to Zach Nunn running in the Iowa House District 30 race and Rod Blum running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.

Blum Campaign: Pat Murphy is an Angry Career Politician

Rod Blum’s campaign responded to a negative ad run by Pat Murphy’s campaign in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District race with a negative ad of their own.