Hawaiian’s bid for Senate could help shift to GOP

By   /  October 11, 2011  /  News, Statehouse News Online  /  No Comments

By Malia Zimmerman | Hawaii Reporter

 

HONOLULU — Republicans gained a better chance to take control of the U.S. Senate in 2012 when Hawaii’s former two-term Gov. Linda Lingle announced Tuesday that she is running for the seat vacated by six-term Democrat Sen. Daniel Akaka.

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Republicans say ‘time is ticking’ for Palin

By   /  September 29, 2011  /  News, State Elections, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Hannah Hess | IowaPolitics.com

IOWA CITY — Shuffling the 2012 Republican presidential primary and caucus calendar could put more pressure on former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to announce whether she will launch a presidential bid.

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Tea partyers energized, but not mobilized, organized in Iowa

By   /  September 1, 2011  /  News, State Elections, Statehouse News Online  /  No Comments

By Hannah Hess | IowaPolitics.com

CEDAR RAPIDS — The double-decker Tea Party Express buses rolled up to the park here as part of the group’s “Reclaiming America Tour,” attempting to mobilize a crowd still unsure of which candidate best fits its vision for 2012.

“I’m looking at a lot of them, and I think there’s a lot of great one’s out there. So, we’ll come up with the best one when we get done here,” said Mike Alt of Marion, who stood near the back of the 175-person crowd in Green Park.

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Iowa’s County Republican chairmen tired of Palin ‘toying with the public’

By   /  August 31, 2011  /  News, State Elections, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Hannah Hess | IowaPolitics.com
IOWA CITY — Will she or won’t she? The patience of many county-level Iowa Republican leaders is wearing thin after months of speculation about the prospective presidential campaign of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

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With Pawlenty out, Iowa lawmakers mull backing other govs

By   /  August 18, 2011  /  News, State Elections, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Hannah Hess | IowaPolitics.com

IOWA CITY — Candidates with a “governor” title in front of their name stand to gain the most support from Iowa lawmakers, now that former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has left the presidential race.

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