As expected, it was a big night for Donald Trump. He won just over half of the 110,000 votes cast in Iowa. Due to the weather, the turnout was very low. Ron DeSantis finished second (21.2%) and Nikki Haley was […]
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The old court evangelicals were mostly silent on the third anniversary of January 6th
Saturday was the third anniversary of the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. We continue to deal with the fallout of this dark moment in American history. Next month the Supreme Court may decide if Trump was an insurrectionist […]
On that Satanic statue in the Iowa state capitol…
I don’t like this display. I find it offensive. But my views on the display are a bit different than people like MAGA worship-leader and Christian nationalist Sean Feucht: To be short and sweet, I don’t think any religious symbols […]
Iowa pastor prays at Trump rally and equates the “excitement” in the air to fullness of the Kingdom of God.
Pastor Patrick Wiedemeier of Anchor Point Baptist Church in Webster City, Iowa prayed at Saturday night’s Trump rally in Fort Dodge, Iowa. You can watch his prayer at the 1:40.51 mark of this YouTube video. Pastor Wiedemeier starts by reading […]
It’s all Jill Biden’s fault
Live from the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa: I’m sure Fox loved this interview, especially the part of the “forgetting things.”
New Iowa State University poll shows Trump with a commanding lead in Iowa
Here is the press release: AMES, IA — Donald Trump far outpaces other Republican presidential nominees in an Iowa State University/Civiqs poll, which surveyed 1,128 registered voters from Sept. 2-7. The results are the first in a five-part, monthly poll intended […]
New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu: Narrow the GOP field and beat Trump
A new presidential poll is out today. NBC News and the Des Moines Register show Trump with a 23 point lead in January 2024 Iowa caucuses: Yesterday CBS News dropped a national poll. It looks like this: New Hampshire governor […]
The political folly of the Iowa State Fair
Here is a PBS report on the GOP candidates in Iowa:
Pro-Trump heckler to Mike Pence in Iowa: “You are far from a Christian”
It is not going well for Mike Pence at the Iowa State Fair: During a Q&A session someone asked Pence, “My question is this. Why did you commit treason on Jan. 6.” Watch: Here is USA Today: Former Vice President Mike […]
GOP candidates were together in Iowa yesterday. Will Hurd won the night.
Last night all of the GOP candidates for president spoke at the Iowa Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Dinner. Most of the candidates delivered shortened versions (10-minutes) of their stump speeches. Watch here. The night belonged to former Texas congressman Will […]
What I learned watching the BLAZE coverage of the Family Leadership Summit
On Friday July 14, Iowa evangelicals gathered to hear GOP presidential candidates speak at The Family Leadership Summitt. The event was sponsored by Bob VanderPlaats‘s Family Leader organization and hosted by Tucker Carlson. The former Fox News host interviewed Tim […]
There is a good chance Trump will lose Iowa in January 2024
On Friday,July 14th the GOP candidates for president will get a chance to speak to Iowa evangelicals. Bob Vander Plaats, the most powerful Christian Right activist in the Hawkeye State, is sponsoring the event. Tucker Carlson is hosting it. Fox […]
“What the hell is a Blizzard?”
After a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa today, Donald Trump stopped by a local Dairy Queen. Here is what happened: I am reminded of the time in February 1992 when President George H.W. Bush visited a Florida supermarket and […]
Mike Pence responds to an election denier at an Iowa Pizza Ranch
Mike Pence ran into an election denier at a Sioux City, Iowa Pizza Ranch. (As a north Jersey kid who is half Italian I can’t get my head around the idea of a “Pizza Ranch”–but I digress). She told Pence […]
Trump gave rural American Supreme Court justices and trade wars. Biden is bringing them economic relief.
Robert Leonard writes about the Midwest. His recent piece at The New York Times is titled, “Biden Has Already Done More for Rural America Than Trump Ever Did.” A taste: In under two years in office, President Biden has done […]
Apparently a lot of anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers are running for local school boards
Some are saying it’s a new front in the culture wars. Back in August, CNN ran a story about about a group called “Back to School-PA” that is throwing money at anti-mask candidates. In Delaware, a group called “Stand Up […]