Iowa
Changing Tides? GOP Eyes Rare Majority Control of Upper Midwest Senate Delegation
After November, Democrats in the five-state Upper Midwest region could control less than half of the 10 U.S. Senate seats for only the 4th time in 50 Years.
Read MoreClimbing the Ladder
When Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley won reelection for a sixth term in November 2010 he and his fellow Iowa U.S. Senator, Democratic Tom Harkin, were 11th on the all-time list for the longest-serving delegation members serving together to the nation’s…
Read MoreCan Democrats Take Back the Iowa House in 2012?
Democrats would have to win 64 percent of the House races they are contesting – something the party has achieved only once since 1992.
Read MoreLeonard Boswell: Playing with House Money in Washington
Boswell has endured the bumpiest ride back to the U.S. House of the 135 representatives with 15+ years of uninterrupted service.
Read MorePresidents Use the Word “Stupid” Too
World leaders, political movements, ethnic groups, and individual Americans have been singled out as being ‘stupid’ by U.S. Presidents over the last 170 years.
Read MoreWill the Glass Ceiling Shatter in Iowa and North Dakota This November?
Five states have yet to elect a woman to Congress including two in the Upper Midwest.
Read MoreBachmann Suffers Greatest Fall for Iowa Straw Poll Winner
The Minnesota congresswoman sets a trio of unwelcome records after her poor showing in Iowa Tuesday.
Read MoreCould Rick Santorum Become the First Iowa Caucus One-Hit Wonder?
Santorum could be the only presidential candidate to win the Iowa caucuses and no other state; the current low mark is held by Tom Harkin in 1992 with just two states.
Read MoreRon Paul Seeks First Primary/Caucus Win by GOP US Rep. Since 1964
Wisconsin’s John Byrnes won the last presidential contest for a sitting GOP U.S. House member 48 years ago; John Anderson came close in Massachusetts and Vermont in 1980.
Read MorePunditry Quotes of the Week: Ron Paul Edition
What the media said about Congressman Paul after his Sioux City, Iowa debate performance.
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