All posts tagged "Iowa Republicans"

In remarks to an Iowa Republican group on Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that his government shutdown and debt default plan would have worked at repealing the Affordable Care Act -- also known as Obamacare -- if Senate Republicans had only backed him up. According to Talking Points Memo, Cruz was the keynote speaker at Iowa Republicans' annual Ronald Reagan fundraising dinner.

With less than 48 hours to go before the state officially kicks off the nation's presidential election season, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has emerged atop the GOP field among Iowa Republicans, polling data revealed Monday.

Republicans participating the the Iowa caucuses will be able to cast a ballot for the presidential candidate of their choice without presenting a photo ID, according to voting watchdog Brad Friedman.

Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa took issue with Texas Gov. Rick Perry "strategic" decision to announce his presidency on the same day as the Ames Straw Poll, wondering if the governor thinks Iowans are "a bunch of country bumpkins?"