By Chase on Nov 7, 2007 in Iowa Caucuses, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Brownback | 0 Comments
Rudy Giiuliani received the surprising endorsement of Pat Robertson, arguably the most powerful social conservative leader alive, in Washington, DC, today. Networks covered the two figures’ joint appearance to announce the endorsement live, and the blogs are chattering about it. Sen. John McCain received the endorsement of former candidate Sen. Sam Brownback, one [...]
By Chase on Aug 30, 2007 in Ames Straw Poll, Fred Thompson, Iowa Caucuses, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo | 1 Comment
New poll numbers from the American Research Group reveal significant improvement in former Gov. Mike Huckabee’s standing in Iowa, bouncing to 14% support after the Iowa Republican Straw Poll earlier this month. ARG’s polling indicated that Huckabee had the support of only 1% of Iowa Republican caucus-goers last month.
While the ARG’s likely caucus-goer screen is [...]
By Chase on Aug 30, 2007 in Iowa Caucuses, Politics, Republicans, Rudy Giuliani | 0 Comments
John Deeth snapped this photo of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s new Iowa City campaign office:
Giuliani is the first Republican to open an office in Iowa City, county seat of “The People’s Republic of Johnson County.” Iowa City is known for its large progressive community, but Deeth correctly notes why opening an [...]
By Chase on Aug 8, 2007 in Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, David Yepsen, Dennis Kucinich, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Caucuses, Joe Biden, John Edwards, John McCain, Media, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans, Rhetoric, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson | 1 Comment
The primacy of the Iowa Caucuses is Chet Culver’s top priority, but (1) should it be? And (2) does it matter what Culver’s priorities are?
On the first question: being chronologically first isn’t sufficient; and, taken to the extreme, it could be a bad thing. Idaho could decide to hold its primary tomorrow, and [...]
By Chase on Jul 31, 2007 in Blogosphere, Iowa Caucuses, Politics, Republicans, Rhetoric, Rudy Giuliani | 0 Comments
Before leaving Iowa Independent to head to DC, writer Ben Weyl, who has been our Christian Right correspondent, wrote a final “think piece” on the social conservative movement in Iowa. His coverage of Iowa social conservatives has, I think, been better and more comprehensive than anyone else’s for the past three months, and this culmination [...]
By Chase on Jul 19, 2007 in Iowa Caucuses, Politics, Republicans, Rudy Giuliani | 1 Comment
This link probably won’t work for much longer (Drudge doesn’t know how to do permalinks for some reason), but the gist is that Iowans are complaining that Rudy is late. Here’s what he says:
Mayor Rudy Giuliani is developing a new theme on the campaign trail: He’s late to his events!
It’s a theme that’s [...]
Chase Martyn observes and analyzes politics from Des Moines, IA, capital of 2008's first caucus state. He is also Managing Editor of the Iowa Independent.