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Mitt Romney Scores Big Endorsement

Mark Russell — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:59:08 CST

With the Iowa caucuses just 16 days away, Mitt Romney scored a big endorsement last night, this time from the state's largest and most influential newspaper: the Des Moines Register . "Sobriety, wisdom and judgment," the paper's editorial board wrote. "Those are qualities Mitt Romney said he looks for in a...

Cain Tops New Iowa Poll

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:38:03 CDT

Herman Cain may have his detractors , but Iowans don't appear to be listening: The former Godfather's CEO tops the latest poll from the Des Moines Register with a tidy 23% of likely caucus voters; Perennial would-be-frontrunner Mitt Romney is close at his heels with 22%. Ron Paul leads the back...

Iowa First Lady Backs Edwards

Jonas Oransky — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:05:07 CST

Iowa’s first lady backed John Edwards today but said her husband would steer clear of endorsements, the Des Moines Register reports. "I'm my own person," said Mari Culver, wife of Gov. Chet Culver. "I have my own political interests." Tom Vilsack similarly stayed above the fray in 2004, but his...

McCain Earns Endorsements of Key Papers

Jane Yager — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:20:49 CST

Two newspaper heavyweights made their endorsements today ahead of the Iowa and New Hampshire voting, and John McCain came out tops in both. The Boston Globe and the Des Moines Register each endorsed McCain as the Republican nominee. The Globe chose Barack Obama among Democrats, while the Register gave the...

Hillary Grabs the Lead in Iowa

Peter Fearon — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:19:32 CDT

Three months before the Iowa Caucus, Hillary Clinton has opened up a commanding lead among likely voters, a new poll by the Des Moines Register finds. The poll shows 29% preferring Clinton, 23% John Edwards, and 22% Barack Obama. In the paper's last poll in May, Edwards led with 29%...