blogs.desmoinesregister.com - 6/29/2009
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Iowa Republicans announced today that Mike Pence, the Indiana Republican and third-ranking GOP leader in the House, plans to visit the Cedar Rapids area on July 24. Pence, a recognizable face on cable news programs, recently has been a leading proponent of Iranian demonstrators and opponent of ...
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2012 watch: Pence to Iowa in July
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... House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) will head to events in Iowa, potentially foreshadowing a 2012 run for the presidency. Pence will attend events in Cedar Rapids in the key primary state on July 24, the Des Moines Register reported . Pence, a conservative Republican who serves as the third-ranking House GOP official, would likely court voters who might have favored Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) or Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) — two prospective candidates who've admitted recently to extramarital affairs.
The Invisible Primary, 6/29
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... Rep. Mike Pence will travel to Iowa in July; Gov. Tim Pawlenty spoke at the Arkansas GOP's annual governor's dinner in Little Rock Friday and ...
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The Caucus —
... that he would “follow the direction” of the Minnesota court. Ahead to Iowa : Representative Mike Pence of Indiana, the number three Republican in the House and a leading voice against the climate bill the House approved last week, plans to visit eastern Iowa in July in what could be a trial balloon for a potential 2012 presidential run. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour recently visited the state for what one assumes was a similar reason.
Tuesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... . * It may sound ridiculous, but House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) may be thinking about a presidential campaign . Seriously.— ...
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