Photos: 2012 Iowa caucus day
Republican candidates worked on a last-minute campaign push on the day of the Iowa caucus. ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 221 Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney,...
View ArticleAwaiting their candidate, Michele Bachmann supporters mix admiration with...
West Des Moines, Ia. – Michele Bachmann’s supporters and surrogates aren’t sure what went wrong this evening. The Minnesota congresswoman is currently running at about 5 percent in Iowa’s Republican...
View ArticleIowa Gov. Terry Branstad: Romney solid, Santorum “gets a second look”
Gov. Terry Branstad said he’s never seen a caucus race this close. “This is unbelievable,” Branstad said in an interview at the Polk County Convention Center, media headquarters for the caucuses. At...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann will continue despite sixth-place finish; ‘Full steam ahead’...
Michele Bachmann, surrounded by family, addresses supporters following her sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses (Jason Noble/The Register). West Des Moines, Ia. — Presidential candidate Michele...
View ArticleMitt Romney wins Iowa caucus by 8 votes
Mitt Romney speaks to supporters at the Hotel Fort Des Moines Tuesday evening. (Rodney White/The Des Moines Register) Rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum waged a down-to-the-wire battle for the Iowa...
View ArticleIowa Politics Insider: 8 votes
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, joined by his wife Ann and sons at the Hotel Fort Des Moines Tuesday evening.(Rodney White/The Des Moines Register) Iowa guide...
View ArticleEthanol industry sees a victory in caucus results
By PHILIP BRASHER Gannett Washington Bureau Corn growers and ethanol producers have long counted on the Iowa caucuses to guarantee the industry had political clout in Washington. There was little in...
View ArticleIowa Politics Insider: stand aside
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., joined by husband Marcus, left, family and friends, announces that she will end her campaign for president Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP...
View ArticleCampaign strategies that worked (and failed)
What a wild ride it’s been. Iowans enjoyed a front-row seat in the past year to watch a presidential race that already has become one for the record books. The race to date “has been the most volatile...
View ArticleNine reasons Michele Bachmann’s campaign fizzled
Michele Bachmann speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa’s straw poll in Ames Aug.13. Her first place finish that day was the height of her campaign's success. It tipped downward after that. (Register...
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