DES MOINES – Advances in technology and social media have the 2012 presidential race churning at 140 characters per tweet. But Iowa political experts say a hybrid mix of networking old and new will be key in mobilizing the foot soldiers that candidates will need to ...

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 ...

Iowa campaign veteran Eric Woolson will handle communications for U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's 2012 Republican presidential campaign. "Eric Woolson is well-known not only by Iowa reporters and party activists but he has also earned a reputation among the national media as someone who works hard, knows ...

If he joins the race for the White House, Mike Huckabee would be formidable, according to former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who brought his campaign for the 2012 GOP nomination to Eastern Iowa Friday. “Clearly he would be a strong contender in Iowa,” Pawlenty said during ...