Iowa Caucus Archives

The Pulse Exclusive – Rubio: “Make the 21st Century the American Century”

Continuing our “30 Seconds with the Candidates” series, we caught up with Sen. Marco Rubio in Iowa to ask why Iowans should caucus for him. Rubio responded with an upbeat…

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The Pulse Exclusive – Jindal: “I Am Running to Make Big Changes”

Last Friday, The Pulse 2016 caught up with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal during his first swing in Iowa as a candidate. The governor, who is well known for his retail…

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Iowans Respond Positively to Kasich’s Immigration Comments

Governor John Kasich (R-Ohio) made his first trip to Iowa this week in 16 years. He spoke at the Greater Des Moines Partnership luncheon on Wednesday and held a Q&A…

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Bush’s Double Speak on Education in Iowa

During a campaign stop in Pella, Iowa, on Wednesday former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was asked a question about education, specifically tied to student loan debt, but he addressed K-12…

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Candidates Decide Fate of Iowa Straw Poll

There are a number of factors that led to the cancellation of the Iowa Straw Poll last Friday. Ultimately, however, responsibility lies with the candidates themselves. No one was surprised…

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Analysis

Pro-Common Core Group Floods Airwaves in Iowa

The Sunlight Foundation, a political transparency non-profit, reports this week that early messaging in Iowa is being dominated by the Collaborative for Student Success (CFSS), one of the country’s most…

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New Poll: Walker Still Leading in Iowa

A poll of 402 likely Iowa Republican voters was recently conducted by The Des Moines Register and showed Scott Walker’s lead slipping slightly from the Quinnipiac poll that Nick covered last…

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Will Bush Skip Iowa, New Hampshire to Avoid Common Core Questions?

According to Buzzfeed, Jeb Bush has decided to skip the Iowa Straw Poll and may give up on Iowa entirely: Jeb Bush’s decision to forego this summer’s Iowa Straw Poll…

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Analysis

Walker Up in Iowa, While NH a Four Way Toss-Up

2016 is shaping up to be one of the largest primary fields in recent memory, and with several candidates still unannounced, the media has had a hard time searching for…

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Bush Barely Registers in New Iowa Poll

A recent Quinnipiac poll of 667 likely Republican voters asked respondents which candidate they would support if the “caucus were being held today.” Jeb Bush received only five percent of…

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Perry Hires Santorum’s Old Iowa Coalition Director

The Des Moines Register reports: Longtime GOP activist Jamie Johnson, an ordained minister and former radio broadcaster, will work for Perry in Iowa and other early states organizing both social…

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Taking Trump Seriously

If you like listening to the conventional wisdom echo-chamber, Donald Trump is at the bottom of the GOP pack. If you want to see what I mean Google “Trump” and…

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Analysis

Common Core Supporters Launch Iowa TV Ads

In a striking development, the WSJ is reporting that the Bill Gates-funded Common Core campaign is running a TV ad in Iowa trying to persuade Iowa voters the Common Core…

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Walker Surging in Latest Iowa Poll

Frank, at last we have a front-runner, if a weak one, in Iowa: Walker has surged to a double digit lead in the latest two polls, leading over Paul (13…

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Analysis

Will Common Core Lead to a Republican Civil War?

Common Core will be a wedge issue among Republicans in the Iowa Caucus as there are differences between the candidates, most notably Jeb Bush.

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