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This year was my fourth caucus. The first time was probably 16 or 20 years ago. The second time was four years ago, and I got involved in serious party work as a result. Two years ago I chaired our precinct caucus (after being heavily involved in the planning for...
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On the whole, politically involved Iowans take their First-In-The-Nation moniker seriously. But even the most engaged activists have to join with the rest of the state in saying “Thank goodness that’s over!”. And truly only because being first comes...
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If a map of Iowa does not appear below, please click here. Map and data provided courtesy of Google and the Republican Party of Iowa.
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We will have results of tonight’s caucus available here at The Conservative Reader as soon as the information is available from the Republican Party of Iowa. We will have a Google map setup showing the results in near-real time as results are tabulated starting...
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The following comes from the ESPN college football website: “Florida defensive coordinator Dan Quinn knew the Gators’ locker room wouldn’t be the same as an NFL locker room, because the roster is twice as big — too many people for the same kind of...
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Caucus Locator Service First of all, if you live in Iowa and don’t know for sure where your caucus site is located, you’ll want to click this link to find it. If you still can’t figure it out (don’t be ashamed… it can be challenging) we...
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It has been difficult to follow the Republican Presidential Campaign this year to the depth that I would like to, partly because of my own time constraints and partly because there is just so much happening all the time. It seems like every week there is a new...
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That Robert Reich, the esteemed Chancellors Professor of Public Policy at Cal Berkeley, who consistently represents the thinking of the Liberal Left should make comments that are beyond the boundaries of even the most basic notions of established reality is not a...
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“After carefully considering the whole situation, I stand with my back to the wall. And walking is better, than running away…and crawling ain’t no good at all†Willie Nelson—Lyrics to “Walking†(1974) While not known for his astute political analysis,...
by Steven Waechter
“I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom…..And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’...