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Bleeding Heartland: Alternate history: A Grassley primary challenger: From time to time I enjoy pondering counterf... http://bit.ly/d3E8hD about 1 hour ago via twitterfeed
Updated BHeartland IA-01 news roundup: Lange & Braley IPTV appearance, new AFF ad, Braley web video. http://bit.ly/bDK1BS about 11 hours ago via web
Chamb Commerce head Donohue dodged @GrahamGillette question about using foreign funds for polit ads http://bit.ly/amagLO about 16 hours ago via web
DOT's @RayLaHood is great. RT @FrankLautenberg After meeting w/LaHood, Gov Christie reverses decision on ARC Tunnel. http://bit.ly/amvnNL about 16 hours ago via web
@polymath22 Exaggeration. I-JOBS was $875 mil program, borrowing $810 mil; w/interest total cost will be over billion. about 16 hours ago via web in reply to polymath22
Property taxes came up in debate http://bit.ly/absft6 @culverjudge lists Branstad's prop tax increases: http://ow.ly/2QmtU 6:09 PM Oct 7th via web
Solic #iagov debate performance by @GovChetCulver, no big mistake by @GovBranstad2010. Probably draw. Liveblog here:http://bit.ly/absft6 6:06 PM Oct 7th via web
Culver: Terry Branstad has been a serial promise-maker and habitual promise breaker when it comes to jobs. #iagov 5:18 PM Oct 7th via web
Bleeding Heartland: Second Culver-Branstad debate discussion thread: Governor Chet Culver and Republican Terry Bra... http://bit.ly/absft6 5:10 PM Oct 7th via twitterfeed
Most ppl. Vaclav Havel wrote dissident essay on this. MT @drgrist Seriously, what kind of person sides w/the powerful against the powerless? 4:53 PM Oct 7th via web
Bleeding Heartland: IA-Gov: Second Culver-Branstad debate preview: Governor Chet Culver and Republican challenger ... http://bit.ly/duqSVF 4:04 PM Oct 7th via twitterfeed
Yes, it is. RT @iowademocrats Branstad supporters chanting "4 Term Governor!" Isn't that against the @IowaGOP platform? 3:51 PM Oct 7th via web
To ppl in #IA02 viewing area: seeking details on focus/message/slogan/visuals of new Loebsack tv ad. 12:20 PM Oct 7th via web
@stevesingiser Ds have had stronger early voting in past; that saved several Iowa House seats in 2008 & 2009 special election. 10:33 AM Oct 7th via web in reply to stevesingiser
Bleeding Heartland: IA-01 news roundup, with Lange and Braley ads: Republicans didn't recruit a high-profile chall... http://bit.ly/bDK1BS 10:28 AM Oct 7th via twitterfeed
@dadepfan @markos My understanding is that research on impact of vote by mail systems on turnout is mixed. 8:45 AM Oct 7th via web in reply to dadepfan
@stevesingiser Absentee voting this year will far exceed previous mid-term levels. Only about 242K Iowans voted by absentee in '02 & '06. 8:44 AM Oct 7th via web in reply to stevesingiser
@stevesingiser Sec of St office wasn't publishing daily ABR totals in previous yrs, so can't compare. Both parties ahead of '06 pace. 8:42 AM Oct 7th via web in reply to stevesingiser
But Branstad afraid to let her debate. Via @DMRegister Reynolds channels energy into campaign http://t.co/aP0FAwX #IAGov 8:38 AM Oct 7th via web
From iowavotes.gov: Ds about 50%, Rs about 33% of 190K absentee ballot requests, Ds close to 60% of 61K ballots returned. 7:35 AM Oct 7th via web