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Written by Greg Baker
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
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The Iowa Caucuses will be on Janurary 3rd this year. They will begin at 7 P.M. If you want to vote in the caucus you have to be a registered Republican and you have to be registered to vote in Iowa. On caucus night students natively from Iowa have to choices on locations where to vote. You can csucus at home and register with your parents address or you can caucus here with your university address. Out of state students you have to caucus in Iowa City with your university address. Hillcrest and Mayflower dormitories are both open over break. If you need a place to stay let us know and we can help arrange that for you. Most students will be voting at the IMU. The IMU includes precincts around the UI and also precincts that the West and East side dorms are in. Mayflower and Parklawn will not be in the IMU. Mayflower will be voting at Lincoln Elementary School and Parklawn will be voting at the Shimen School gym. If you need to know which precinct you are in go to www.johnson-county.com/auditor. Precincts IC 3, IC 5, IC 10, IC 11, IC 19 are all in the IMU. IC 22 is in Shimen School gym. IC 4 is in Lincoln Elementary School. Rooms for the Union will be announced shortly. You can find out in the Union on the night of the caucus. |
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Written by Greg Baker
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
College Republicans will be sponsoring Home For the Holidays from December 11-14. College Republicans will be collecting presents for the troops overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gifts will be collected to help the troops feel more at home during the Holiday season. These gifts are items that troops do not get to have overseas that we often take adavantage of at home. Please stop by the collection sites to help the troops this Christmas. On Saturday College Republicans from across the state will be coming to Iowa City to box up these presents and send them overseas. We will be meeting at 1 P.M. in the River Room cafe of the IMU. Please stop by to help. We are expecting to send over at least 200 boxes.
Collection Sites:
Burge: December 11 5-7 P.M.
IMU: December 12 11-2 P.m.
Hillcrest: December 13 5-7 P.M.
Mayflower: December 14 12-2 P.M.
Items:
Food: beef jerkey, coffee, pretzels, hard candy, trail mix, popcorn, and cereal.
Toiletries: Shampoo, soap, hair gel, deodrant, band aids, and sun block.
Entertainment: Batteries, DVDs, CDs, PS@ games, board games, portable CD players.
Others: prepaid phone cards, small flashlights, holiday decorations, small bibles, and alarm clocks.
Cash donations are also accepted.
Also on Friday College Republicans will be singing Christmas Carols at the VA Hosptial at 4:30 P.M. Meet in the parking lot of the IMU at 4 if you would like to attend. |
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Written by Greg Baker
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
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On Tuesday, October 9 the University of Iowa College Republicans decided to endorse the anti 21 ordinance movement. College Republicans feel that a 21 ordinance is not in the best interest for its members, UI students, or the city of Iowa City. This is due to safety issues it would cause by transfering drinking traffic from downtown to throughout the city as a result increasing the number of house parties. This could result in an even greater rise of sexual assualts on campus. College Republicans also feel that the ordinance will hurt the town economically due to so many bars depending on a cover charge, the loss of about half its costumers could close some locations. The ordinance would also effect job levels and other businesses downtown due to slower night traffic. As a result of the group's feelings, the UI College Republicans will get actively involved in the campaign against the 21 ordinance. College Republicans will team up with University Democrats to stop this ordinance and get people educated and registered to vote. We invite you to join us in fighting against the 21 ordinance by registering to vote on our website and going out to the polls on November 6. |
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Written by Greg Baker
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa's caucus night is still far away, and some Iowans are already asking when will the campaigning end. No one can answer that question, because the Iowa caucuses calendar is still a work in progress. In fact, they might not even take place on one night. "I suppose we can blame it on other states that this has happened," said Steve Roberts of the Iowa Republican Party. Roberts may have a track record of blaming Democrats, but not for this political pickle. The longtime state Republican committee member said that out-of-state Republicans and Democrats alike share the blame for putting the Iowa caucuses in a state of confusion. Candidates who want to be president have invested a lot of time and money in Iowa, in hopes that that a win in the traditionally first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses will give them the boost they need for the long haul to the White House. Candidates had planned on competing in Iowa on Jan. 14, and a week later in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primaries. But other states keep moving up their dates. To stay ahead of the schedule, both parties may move up to Jan. 3 or Jan. 5, but not necessarily the same night. "We would hope that we could have them the same night. I don't think it's the end of the world if they're not the same night, because they're going to be so close together anyway that you could make arguments that you get two good shots at national attention and focus," Roberts said. Roberts said he thinks that in about a week a date will be picked. Two likely dates are Thursday, Jan. 3 or Sat. Jan. 5. Story from KCCI Channel 8 Des Moines. |
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Written by Greg Baker
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney is still the Republican to beat in Iowa, maintaining a lead he's held over other presidential candidates for months. A poll released Sunday by The Des Moines Register shows the former Massachusetts governor with support from 29 percent of Iowa Republicans. Fred Thompson, the actor and former Tennessee senator, is in second place with 18 percent. Romney has campaigned extensively in Iowa and has aired a steady stream of television ads. Thompson scored well in polls of potential caucus-goers even before officially entering the race in September. The Register poll showed him holding onto second place but not cutting into Romney's lead. Although Rudy Giuliani leads in national polls, he hasn't fared as well in Iowa and now is about even with Mike Huckabee in third place. The poll gave Huckabee 12 percent, up markedly since earlier in the summer. Giuliani had 11 percent and John McCain 7 percent. The telephone poll was conducted Oct. 1-3 of 405 registered voters who said they would definitely or probably attend the Republican caucuses. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points. Story from Washington Post |
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