Iowa GOP heats up with Tauke pre-inaugural breakfast
Rep. Tom Tauke hosts a breakfast before inauguration for 300 Iowans signaling momentum for a Senate bid. Gov. Branstad and others view Tauke as a leading Republican contender against Sen. Harkin. Tauke plans an early decision on exploratory committee.
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Republicans draw up new attack plan for 1990 Iowa
Des Moines Iowa Republicans vow a unified push after losses in 1988. State Chairman Mike Mahaffey plans grassroots rebuilding, candidate recruitment, registration drives and central committee work to energize the GOP for 1990. Senate leader Cal Hultman and Rep. Delwyn Stromer stress coordinated campaigns across statewide offices and a shift to proactive ideas.
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Branstad Leads Fund Raising Despite Democratic Push
Des Moines Gov. Terry Branstad heads the 1988 campaign finance race with 145,707 cash on hand and 70,606 raised in the last quarter, outpacing five likely Democratic rivals. Attorney General Tom Miller holds 50,909 on hand, while John Chrystal has 1,178 less. Jo Ann Zimmerman trails with 1,309 after debts, Don Avenson shows 2,715, and Lowell Jenkins’ status remains unsettled.
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Kerrey Endorses Bush Tone but Rejects Vietnam Forgetting
Sen. Bob Kerrey a Vietnam War Medal of Honor veteran praised the bipartisan tone in President Bush's inaugural address while rejecting the idea that the Vietnam experience should be forgotten He warned against closing the book on Vietnam comparing it to denying lessons from the Nazi Holocaust and urged continued congressional resolve.
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