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Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 5-20-17 (Matt Whitaker & Jessica Dunker)

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Former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker and Jessica Dunker of the Iowa Resturant Association join Shane Vander Hart and Jenifer Bowen on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 7-9-16 (Guests: Christiana Holcomb & Matt Whitaker)

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This week Christiana Holcomb with Alliance Defending Freedom and former federal prosecutor Matt Whitaker join us on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio.

Post-Vacation Iowa Political Round-up

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I was away on vacation last week, and there were a few stories that we were not able to cover on a timely basis as a result.  Before I dive into that I want to thank Brian Myers who kept the wheels on the bus going for me while I was away by publishing press […]

Matt Whitaker to Chair Sam Clovis’ Campaign for State Treasurer

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Sioux City, IA – Sam Clovis, Republican candidate for State Treasurer, announced Tuesday that Matt Whitaker has been named Chairman of his campaign for Treasurer of State. “During the course of my run for the US Senate seat I gained many wonderful rewards. One of the greatest of those rewards was becoming great friends with […]

Joni Ernst Wins Iowa GOP U.S. Senate Primary

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(Des Moines, IA) State Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) won the Iowa GOP U.S. Senate primary last night in convincing fashion.  With all precincts reporting Ernst won 56.1% of the vote out performing all polling to date.  Sam Clovis, radio talk show host and college professor from Hinton, also outperformed polling and came in a […]

A Low Voter Turnout for Iowa’s Republican Primary?

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I’ve been seeing reports around the state about low voter turnout during Iowa’s Republican primary.  I’ve heard several pundits predict this as well. One one hand I’m surprised because, at least in my Congressional district, we have a two competitive races for Congress and for U.S. Senate. On the other hand, I’m not surprised because […]

KCCI Iowa GOP U.S. Senate Primary Debate Recap

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I wanted to write some brief thoughts on last night’s Iowa GOP U.S. Senate Primary Debate hosted by KCCI.  First I thought this went better than their Iowa 3rd Congressional District GOP Primary debate.  Perhaps the addition of Stacey Horst to co-moderate the debate along with Kevin Cooney helped.  The last half hour wasn’t nearly […]

Joni Ernst Looks to Finish Strong in Iowa U.S. Senate GOP Primary

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Joni Ernst has had a good week, and looks to be in a strong position less than 11 days away from the Republican primary in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race.  Public Policy Polling reports that she leads the field with 34%, which is consistent with a poll done by Loras College that showed her leading with […]

Iowa U.S. Senate Candidate Profile: Q&A with Matt Whitaker

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1.  What’s the most rewarding job you’ve held? Matt Whitaker: “Certainly being the United States Attorney for the southern district of Iowa.” 2.  First job you ever had? Matt Whitaker: “I was a bus boy at Mr. K’s restaurant in Ankeny, Iowa.” 3.  Describe your worldview and what role that would play in your decisions […]

Brad Zaun Woos Liberty Voters in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District Race

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“I took off my jacket because I’m not packing tonight,” joked Brad Zaun as he opened his stump speech for a Liberty Iowa gathering. He was refering to last week’s story in the Des Moines Register over his admission that he sometimes carries a weapon as a State Senator into the Iowa Capitol Building. Brad […]

Loras College Poll: Joni Ernst Clear Frontrunner in Iowa GOP U.S. Senate Primary

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A Loras College Poll released today shows that State Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) is the clear frontrunner in the Iowa GOP U.S. Senate Primary leading 2nd place Mark Jacobs by 12 points.  In the previous poll completed by Loras College Ernst and Jacobs were tied. “State Senator Ernst has captured momentum in this race […]

Whitaker, Young Release First TV Ads of Their Campaigns

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David Young released his first ad in the Iowa 3rd Congressional District primary race on Monday. In the ad, Young states that despite President Obama promising us hope, he has instead “ripped apart our economy, shredded our healthcare system, and crumbled our national security.” At the end of the ad, Young transforms the bumper sticker […]

Branstad, Clovis, and Cramer Win Caffeinated Thoughts Iowa GOP Primary Straw Poll

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The results are in from the online straw poll that was open from April 25 through April 28.  The poll was the most extensive we have done, and while this is not a scientific poll, I find the outcome to be pretty interesting. We gathered responses from 635 Iowa Republicans who say they are likely […]

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