Two more presidential candidates have suspended their campaigns in the aftermath of the Iowa caucus. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) both announced the end of presidential campaigns. Senator Paul will now focus on his Senate re-election bid. Paul had previously been running for re-election while […]
The Iowa Caucus was held Monday night and, per usual, a good deal of news occurred as a result. On the Republican side, Senator Ted Cruz won with 27.7% of the vote. Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio followed with 24.3% and 23.1%, respectively. Rubio did better than expected, especially […]
The rules for the Democratic Iowa caucus have an additional quirk not found in the Republican Party: the viability threshold. Candidates must hit 15% in the precinct, otherwise they are unable to receive any delegates from that precinct. Former Governor Martin O’Malley and his supporters could be critical with this […]
On the first episode of his Late Show, host Stephen Colbert joked, “As long as I have nine months to make one hour of TV, I can do this forever.” The same attitude can be applied to Iowa and New Hampshire, the first nominating states in the presidential election. Candidates […]
Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign has been criticized for a mailer sent to voters in Iowa that shows a voting “score” and urges the voter to (emphasis theirs) “CAUCUS ON MONDAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SCORE.” The story was first reported by Independent Journal Review. The backside of the mailers is headlined, […]
