Unofficial Caucus Returns, source the Des Moines Register website (98.97% estimated vote in), AP called the race for Trump at 7:31PM CST: Trump……………51% of the vote…..20 delegates DeSantis……….21.2………………………….9 delegates Haley……………..19.1…………………………8 delegates Ramaswamy……7.7…………………………3 (announced dropping out) All others below 1% With … Continue reading
Category Archives: Iowa
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The Tax Foundation produced a map of the states showing how much individual pay. We’re Number One in the Midwest, except for Minnesota. Illinois – $5,742 Iowa – $4,756 Wisconsin – $4,661 Michigan – $4,008 Indiana – $3,835 Kentucky – … Continue reading
A December 30th press release from We Ask America: Consensus: Romney Our last presidential tracking poll in Iowa mirrors what most others are showing in their polling: Mitt Romney may be finally breaking through the clutter. And while Romney’s detractors … Continue reading
That’s pretty much what the We Ask America polling folks ask as they release results from last night’s phone calls to Iowa residents. Here’s the press release: Down the Newt Chute Posted: 21 Dec 2011 06:59 AM PST It’s becoming … Continue reading
The only firm that bothered to survey the 8th Congressional District race between Melissa Bean, Joe Walsh and Bill Scheurer (and predicted that Walsh could win) has polled Iowa again. We Ask America’s poll results and press release follow: Tracking … Continue reading
We Ask America, the only polling firm that called Joe Walsh’s victory over Melissa Bean, has surveyed Iowa Republicans. I thought you might find the results interesting, because Herman Cain is still a leader, even though people were questioned after … Continue reading
Not in Illinois. Of course. I fondly remember the annual columns by Daily News columnist Mike Royko after elections. He would get the names of fictional characters who had received votes for office. Mickey Mouse usually got more than any … Continue reading
The only polling firm that called Joe Walsh’s 2010 fall victory over Melissa Bean was We Ask America. (As far as I know, it was the only firm who polled unless Melissa Bean commissioned one and, if so, it never … Continue reading
The County Board of Polk County, Iowa, has selected Tazewell County, Illinois, Administrator David Jones to be it new County Administrator. McHenry County Administrator Peter Austin was among the final five applicants interviews. He sent me the following email about … Continue reading
The Des Moines Register is reporting that McHenry County Administrator Peter Austin is a finalist for the top post in Polk County, Iowa. Polk County has more than 100,000 more residents than McHenry County, coming with 430,640 people in the … Continue reading
Yesterday I found this license plate. It’s pretty easy to tell that its owner likes golf and is from Iowa. Maybe the “X” in the X IA GLFR means its owner wishes he or she were back in Iowa so … Continue reading
There was a lot of heavy snow that I shoveled Friday night before we went out to dinner at the Crystal Lake Country Club. I was really tired and slept as late as I can remember. Undoubtedly part of the … Continue reading
There was a lot of heavy snow that I shoveled Friday night before we went out to dinner at the Crystal Lake Country Club. I was really tired and slept as late as I can remember. Undoubtedly part of the … Continue reading