So your Straw Poll winner is Michele Bachmann, with Ron Paul’s army nipping at her heels The results: Bachmann 4,823 …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 6:27 pm5247d ago
So your Straw Poll winner is Michele Bachmann, with Ron Paul’s army nipping at her heels The results: Bachmann 4,823 …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 3:28 pm5247d ago
Michele Bachmann got the loudest cheers for her speech this afternoon and may end up with the most straw poll …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 2:58 pm5247d ago
Rick Santorum had the most head-turning grand entrance with a bagpiped procession through Straw Poll central. But will they be …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 2:51 pm5247d ago
Rick Perry isn’t on the ballot, but as of today he’s in the race. And some of his supporters are …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 12:34 pm5248d ago
So, I’ve been at the Iowa GOP Straw Poll in Ames for nearly three hours now. Here’s what I can …
Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2011 12:45 am5248d ago
This might be the only time I tell you to stop taking politics so seriously. But honestly, people, we’ve got …
Staff Columnists Aug. 12, 2011 5:49 pm5248d ago
A lot of hurrahs this week about Wednesday’s column outlining legal changes regarding reporting of educator misconduct to state licensers. …
Staff Columnists Aug. 12, 2011 1:26 pm5249d ago
I’ll be at the Ames GOP Straw Poll circus Saturday, and will be updating the blog throughout the day, starting …
Staff Columnists Aug. 10, 2011 3:27 pm5250d ago
Here’s the ad Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC is airing in Iowa, “Episode IV: A New Hope.” Sounds familiar. Funny. Enjoy. …
Staff Columnists Aug. 10, 2011 2:33 pm5250d ago
So the “Values Voters Bus Tour” parked in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday morning. And the first two local folks who …
Staff Columnists Aug. 10, 2011 10:20 am5251d ago
That slamming sound you hear is the back door once left wide open for school districts to pass problematic …
Staff Columnists Aug. 8, 2011 6:22 pm5252d ago
WASHINGTON – (Fake News) – News first reported by Politico that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce his intention to run …
Staff Columnists Aug. 7, 2011 12:05 am5254d ago
I’ve learned to quit worrying and love the Iowa Republican Straw Poll. Oh, make no mistake, it’s a porta potty-ringed …
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