A Rants Reminder: Spending Reforms Were Not Branstad’s Idea

Representative Chris Rants (R-Sioux City), one of the seven GOP gubernatorial candidates,…

Terry Branstad & Social Conservatives

I had the opportunity to attend a meeting with former Governor Terry…

Vander Plaats: Three Ways the Iowa Supreme Court Overreached

In the upcoming November issue of Focus on the Family’s Citizen Magazine,…

Iowa GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Speak Out

I attended the Polk County Republican’s fall fundraiser last night.  It was…

Branstad One Step Closer to Comeback Gubernatorial Run

Which I think is pretty much a foregone conclusion.  It isn’t official,…

Throwing Social Conservatism Under the Bus is a Losing Strategy

I attended the Conservative Breakfast Club at the Republican Party of Iowa…

Iowa GOP Night of the Rising Stars

I had the chance to attend the Night of the Rising Stars…

Names Bandied Around Iowa Gubernatorial Race (Updated)

This is getting interesting.  Who will be running to be the GOP…