Comments on: Yet another top GOP candidate: former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad wants his old job back

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By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:18:42 +0000

Cliff, John Kerry won IA-01 by seven points and IA-02 by 14 points. Both of those districts are fairly safe Dem districts.

By: Joe from NC

Joe from NC — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:39:49 +0000

Cliff,
What you said about VA and MT in 2006 was my point. If the NRSC had spent less time going after NJ and MD, they might have saved VA and MT, and possibly MO too.

By: desmoinesdem

desmoinesdem — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:31:49 +0000

I do not think Branstad will find it easy to heal the wounds from the GOP primary. Evangelical conservatives saved him in the 1994 primary, but what did they get during his fourth term? Not much. He appointed two of the Supreme Court judges who cleared the way for gay marriage in Iowa, including the author of the Varnum v Brien ruling. If Branstad chooses a pro-choice moderate running mate again, as the Des Moines rumor mill expects him to, there will be hell to pay. Social conservatives already feel that the Republican Party of Iowa doesn’t cater to them enough. I don’t see them pounding the pavement to re-elect Branstad. Culver isn’t that popular, but he isn’t hated by the right the way, say, Bill Clinton was hated.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:37:12 +0000

He seems just as persistent as Edwin Edwards was.

And I would be knocked back a hundred and twenty years before Mulvaney wins; Spratt had his races in ‘94 and ‘96.

By: Taniel

Taniel — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:16:28 +0000

Preston,

Thanks for the link. I saw that and will compile it with the week’s other strong GOP House recruits (in Virginia, Nevada), probably tomorrow.

By: Preston

Preston — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:00:11 +0000

Taniel, I posted this on another page, but the GOP landed a top-tier candidate in John Spratt’s Republican SC-5.
http://www.heraldonline.com/120/story/1651295.html

By: Cliff

Cliff — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:53:35 +0000

Obviously, Rove was over optimistic about the House, but given the GOP only lost the Senate by about 1100 votes in Montana and 9000 in Virginia, that’s really not that bold of a claim. The Dems drew an inside straight, or should I call it a “Macaca”, to win the Senate in ‘06.

Anyhow, Taniel is right about Iowa’s Congressional races. We lost 3 and one of those should be an R seat. Nussell’s is still relatively swing. Kerry only won it by 3%.

By: Taniel

Taniel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:45:42 +0000

Ron,

You are absolutely right, here’s the link. The point remains, to an obviously far lesser degree.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:43:25 +0000

Taniel, I dont think Rove ever predicted that Republicans would gain seats. I recall him pointing out that they would hold onto the House and Senate narrowly.