Six Observations About the Iowa Primary

Shane Vander Hart, editor of Caffeinated Thoughts, makes six observations about the results of the Iowa Primary held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

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.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 6-4-16 (Guest: Joe Grandanette)

Shane Vander Hart and Ron Carlson talk to Joe Grandanette who is running in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District this week on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio.

Young: Campaign Team Ready for Iowa 3rd Congressional District Race

Congressman David Young (R-Iowa) announced members of his campaign team and that he has $1 million in the bank for the Iowa 3rd Congressional District race.

2014 in Review: Our Top Stories and Highlights

Shane Vander looks at some of Caffeinated Thoughts top stories and recaps monthly highlights in U.S. politics, Iowa politics and cultural news.

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!

John Boehner Stumps for David Young in Iowa 3rd CD Race

Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) campaigned for David Young, Republican candidate in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, at the Iowa GOP Victory Headquarters.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio – 10-18-14

Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers talk to Adam Gregg who is running for Attorney General of Iowa and Dr. Lee Hieb comes in studio to discuss Ebola.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio – 10-11-14

Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers talk to Crystal Bruntz, Republican candidate in Senate District 15, & Republican Iowa State Treasurer candidate Sam Clovis.

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.

Seven Takeaways from Staci Appel’s Disastrous Debate Performance

Staci Appel had a horrible debate tonight against David Young in the Iowa 3rd Congressional District race. Here are seven takeaways from her performance.