A recent University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll indicates that President Barack Obama may have to work harder to win the support of young voters in his bid for re-election. Nearly 49 percent of Iowans between the ages of 18 and 34 "disapprove" or "strongly disapprove" of ...

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has scheduled its first-in-the-nation presidential primary for the second Tuesday in January, finally giving candidates a concrete calendar after months of uncertainty. The Jan. 10 date announced by Secretary of State Bill Gardner Wednesday had been widely expected since Nevada ...

PELLA – Five Republicans seeking their party’s nomination promised lower taxes, less regulation and greater trade opportunities for American industry during a forum hosted by manufacturing trade association. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who highlighted his record of creating 1 million net new jobs over the past ...

Iowa has a special place in President Obama’s re-election campaign organization as the state that launched him four years ago. But the campaign is not resting on warm memories of the last campaign. In a conference call with Iowa reporters Oct. 31, Obama campaign officials said they ...

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain kept his Washington campaign schedule Monday, even as his team accused "inside-the-Beltway media" of attacking him with allegations that he sexually harassed two women while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. In a statement Sunday ...

What’s up, Iowa? Roughly midway between two iconic Iowa contests on the road to the Republican presidential nomination Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann have reversed roles. Bachmann, who won the straw poll after entering the race less than two months earlier, and Cain, who finished in single ...

As the 2012 Iowa caucuses get ever closer, a recent University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today indicates that the economy continues to be an important issue for voters. When asked to describe the country's current economic condition, nearly half of the likely Republican caucus attendees ...

Eric Woolson, a longtime Republican campaign strategist who guided Mike Huckabee to a 2008 Iowa precinct caucus victory, has been appointed Iowa state campaign manager by Michele Bachmann. “Eric is the perfect person to lead our team to victory on caucus day said national,” campaign manager ...

Here comes another Obama challenger. A Democrat. Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is bringing his campaign for president to Iowa, including a stop this morning in front of City Hall in downtown Cedar Rapids. According to a spokesman, he’s also making ad buys in Iowa, including this one. ...

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann will visit Grace Baptist Church in Marion Oct. 30 as part of a three-day campaign swing through Iowa. The Minnesota congresswoman will meet with voters, and business and faith leaders to discuss the important issues to Iowans including faith, family and ...