Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tweets that he won't run for Senate in 2014

I like Rep. Steve King. He's made some bad votes, but he fought hard against Obamacare even when the leadership wouldn't.

I hope we can find a strong liberty candidate to run here now.
 
Bastiat's The Law said:
King is pretty neocon'ish
Click to expand...

He's good on ending foreign aid and opposing humanitarian intervention.

I wouldn't say he's an ideologically pure neoconservative like McCain, Graham or Cotton. He's clearly influenced by some neoconservative ideas on national security, but he's also influenced by paleoconservative ideas on other issues like immigration.
 
Last edited:
Well, he's out. Good.

Liberty type candidates: Drew Ivers, David Fischer, AJ Spiker, or Mark Chelgren.
 
Uriah said:
Well, he's out. Good.

Liberty type candidates: Drew Ivers, David Fischer, AJ Spiker, or Mark Chelgren.
Click to expand...

I talked to Chelgren at the fair a year or two ago. It was before he was elected. I really liked his views on everything except the war. As he pointed out to me then, that doesn't matter at the state level. I haven't visited with him much since, well, the caucus probably. I'd be interested in his current views. I do like Chelgren.
 
King is pretty bad on a lot of issues, particularly foreign policy. I think he was the only member of Congress to vote against ruling out sending ground troops into Libya.
 
RockEnds said:
I talked to Chelgren at the fair a year or two ago. It was before he was elected. I really liked his views on everything except the war. As he pointed out to me then, that doesn't matter at the state level. I haven't visited with him much since, well, the caucus probably. I'd be interested in his current views. I do like Chelgren.
Click to expand...

War is a pretty enormous issue given the amount of money it costs to maintain all of these perpetual wars. That's kind of like saying that a certain person is a really nice guy, except that he happens to be a serial killer.
 
Traditional Conservative said:
War is a pretty enormous issue given the amount of money it costs to maintain all of these perpetual wars. That's kind of like saying that a certain person is a really nice guy, except that he happens to be a serial killer.
Click to expand...

Well, at the time I grilled him over the issues, he had never been a politician. He was still running. Now that he's been in office for a bit, I would be interested in hearing if his views have changed.
 
Bastiat's The Law said:
We know some of these guys but does the state of Iowa? I don't know if they could win a statewide race.
Click to expand...

Drew Ivers is the one we need! The reason for this is his strong ties to the religious groups. It is impossible to win an election in IA without being able to get the religious vote. This is why candidates like the huckster, santorum, and bachmann are convinced to run, their purpose is only to split the religious vote off from supporting a good candidiate. The same strategy will be used against Rand in 2016. Drew Ivers in the Senate would be an excellent way to defuse this strategy, since he could not only pull the religious vote for his own election, but his endorsement (as a Senator) of Rand would carry a lot of weight with the religious voters that Rand would need to win. For those of you who do not know who Drew Ivers is, he was one of the higher-ups in Ron's IA campaign organizations, so there is no question that he would be a solid liberty candidate.
 
invisible said:
Drew Ivers is the one we need! The reason for this is his strong ties to the religious groups. It is impossible to win an election in IA without being able to get the religious vote. This is why candidates like the huckster, santorum, and bachmann are convinced to run, their purpose is only to split the religious vote off from supporting a good candidiate. The same strategy will be used against Rand in 2016. Drew Ivers in the Senate would be an excellent way to defuse this strategy, since he could not only pull the religious vote for his own election, but his endorsement (as a Senator) of Rand would carry a lot of weight with the religious voters that Rand would need to win. For those of you who do not know who Drew Ivers is, he was one of the higher-ups in Ron's IA campaign organizations, so there is no question that he would be a solid liberty candidate.
Click to expand...
It's walking a tightrope though because catering too much to social cons at some point loses you independents in the general election. I'd hate running for office in Iowa.
 
Bastiat's The Law said:
It's walking a tightrope though because catering too much to social cons at some point loses you independents in the general election. I'd hate running for office in Iowa.
Click to expand...

Yes. There is a perception here that Iowa is run by the socons. That is not at all true. The Republican caucus is not at all representative of statewide elections. As far right as the socons take the republicans, the democrats swing just as far left. And Iowa has a very large independent voting block. Iowa is a swing state.

http://theiowarepublican.com/2012/democrats-regain-voter-registration-edge-in-iowa/
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Brian4Liberty
  • Featured
Tucker with Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri
Replies
0
Views
1K
Brian4Liberty
Brian4Liberty
Swordsmyth
Trump is backing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) new bill that would EXCLUDE illegal immigrants from the census
2 3 4
Replies
78
Views
657
acptulsa
acptulsa
Voluntarist
Trump Threatens Tillis With Primary Challenge
Replies
8
Views
167
Snowball
Snowball
Voluntarist
The 2026 Senate Campaigns Are Underway
Replies
2
Views
106
nikcers
nikcers
PAF
AIPAC Attacks Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for Calling Israel’s Actions in Gaza Genocide
2 3
Replies
52
Views
940
unknown
unknown
Back
Top