Iowa GOP Raises More Than $300,000 in Just Over a Month (DeSoto, IA) At a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Iowa Tuesday… Caffeinated ThoughtsAugust 6, 20142 minute read
Rubio, Johnson and Cruz Campaign in Iowa for Joni Ernst (Hubbard, IA) Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann joined U.S. Sens.… Caffeinated ThoughtsAugust 4, 20142 minute read
Iowa Democrats Seek to Expand Caucus Participation Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) Chair Scott Brennan today announced new proposals to… Shane Vander HartAugust 1, 20143 minute read
Brad Anderson’s Iowa Caucus Plan for Secretary of State’s Office Questioned (Des Moines, IA) Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann and a… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 30, 20142 minute read
Iowa GOP Announces Finance Team (Des Moines, IA) The Republican Party of Iowa has assembled a team… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 28, 20143 minute read
Post-Vacation Iowa Political Round-up I was away on vacation last week, and there were a few… Shane Vander HartJuly 28, 20144 minute read
While Braley Praises Obama’s VA — Veterans Say Access To Care Is Difficult (Des Moines, IA) With Democrat Bruce Braley telling a local veteran in… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 8, 20141 minute read
Bruce Braley Raves About The VA Despite Skipping Nearly 75% Of His Committee Hearings (Des Moines, IA) The Republican Party of Iowa is today releasing… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 7, 20143 minute read
Iowa GOP Leadership Transition Hamstrung By Missing Passwords Caffeinated Thoughts learned early last week through multiple sources that the new… Shane Vander HartJuly 7, 20142 minute read
Gopal Krishna Resigns as Iowa GOP Co-Chair Gopal Krishna sent the following email to members of the Republican Party… Shane Vander HartJune 28, 20142 minute read
Warren County Republicans Pass “Keep Danny Carroll” Resolution Rick Halvorsen called a special meeting for the Warren County Republican Central… Shane Vander HartJune 27, 20141 minute read
Cody Hoefert Declares Bid for Iowa GOP Co-Chair Iowa GOP State Central Committee member and Lyon County GOP Chair Cody… Shane Vander HartJune 24, 20143 minute read
Jeff Kaufmann Declares Intent to Run for Republican Party of Iowa Chair This afternoon newly seated State Central Committee member and former State Representative… Shane Vander HartJune 23, 20144 minute read
The Manufactured Narrative of a Mandate I’m growing really tired of the manufactured narrative of the new Iowa… Joel KurtinitisJune 18, 20143 minute read
Slow the Runaway Train to Replace Danny Carroll as Iowa GOP Chair Last week after the Republican Party of Iowa State Convention the new… Shane Vander HartJune 18, 20145 minute read
Republican Party of Iowa Convention Delegate Controversy Settled I’ve been contacted by a couple of different people regarding a rumor… Shane Vander HartJune 13, 20147 minute read