Category Archives: PARTY & CANDIDATE INTEGRITY

On Damage To The Integrity Of The Iowa Caucus System . . .

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Designated2

 . . . and Iowa’s First In The Nation Status As previously reported herein  political blog and reporting site The Iowa Republican (TIR) has done solid original reporting on the developing scandal involving Republican State Senator Kent Sorenson. We have … Continue reading →

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On Criticizing Other Republicans

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Designated2

In today’s The Iowa Republican (TIR) a lengthy report is made by its editor Craig Robinson that details allegations made about a Republican State Senator associated with the 2012 Ron Paul campaign. The particular report is solid reporting. The publication … Continue reading →

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National Review on Iowa Divided

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Designated2

National Review has an article today by Robert Costa, Iowa Divided, that reports on one aspect of the  regrettable tensions that exist in Iowa Republican politics. Its limited focus is on Governor Terry Branstad and Republican Party of Iowa co-chairmen(?) … Continue reading →

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Poison Toads

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Designated2

It was disclosed this week that Christine O’Donnell, 2010 Delaware Republican Senate Candidate,  bête noire of the Republican establishment, was victimized by the IRS.  Of course it takes a really treacherous class of people to independently walk up and twist … Continue reading →

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Ann Coulter Is Right About The Republican Establishment And Immigration Reform

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Designated2

Wow! Ann Coulter blisters the Republican establishment on immigration reform. The title of the article reflects one of her most aggressive warnings  to the Republican establishment: IF THE GOP IS THIS STUPID, IT DESERVES TO DIE* I have never seen … Continue reading →

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Undermining The Conservative Message . . .

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Designated2

affects the base more than any targeted demographic. Gary Bauer’s Campaign for Working Families  calls our attention to a Byron York article  in the Washington Examiner.  It is entirely relevant to the announced Scott County Republican “demographic” outreach task force … Continue reading →

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Message, Not Mechanics or Ideology, Was The Problem

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Designated2

Yours truly has been distracted today responding to comments on the The Iowa Republican website with reference to what went wrong for Republicans in Iowa two months ago.  The comments on that site in the thread located by going here … Continue reading →

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Its Not Personal . . . Its Politics

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Designated2

We are adding Godfather Politics to our illustrious conservative blogroll.   A couple of articles therein, along with the discussion they engendered, make some good points that well meaning defenders of liberty and the Constitution I hope will take to heart. … Continue reading →

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TAINTED MONEY SCANDALS . . . REPUBLICANS HAVE EVERYTHING TO GAIN . . . BY DOING THE RIGHT THING

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Designated2

The prompting for this essay relates to a tainted money scandal involving both political parties that has been reported nationally. The article from Reuters, filed February 14th, referred to money allegedly bilked from investors by R. Allen Stanford ending up … Continue reading →

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Platforms Are Key

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Designated2

The County through State platform process is extremely important to educating candidates and the population about the benefits and the importance of a consistent small government, freedom oriented approach to social, political ,economic and foreign policy issues. If we do … Continue reading →

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