
The Iowa Straw Poll had been a popular event for Republican activists in Iowa since 1979. It features music, food, and a fair-like atmosphere. It was a major fundraiser for the state Republican party, which would sell thousands of tickets, and a chance for presidential candidates to establish themselves as early frontrunners or for underdogs to gain traction.
by Sarah Rumpf12 Jun 2015, 11:33 AM PST0

Republicans in Iowa are calling for “candidates and potential candidates” to participate in the state’s straw poll.
by Alex Swoyer1 Jun 2015, 12:09 PM PST0

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s staff has announced that the Senator isn’t taking his campaign for the 2016 GOP nomination to the Iowa Straw Poll this year.
by Warner Todd Huston30 May 2015, 8:06 PM PST0

Wisconsin Governor and likely GOP presidential candidate Scott Walker joined the Howie Carr radio show on Friday to praise GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina and knock a recent Washington Times story.
by Alex Swoyer30 May 2015, 2:37 PM PST0

Mike Huckabee says he’ll skip the Iowa Straw Poll. But he was sending a different message four years ago.
by Alex Swoyer21 May 2015, 11:21 AM PST0

The Iowa straw poll is quickly approaching – it’s scheduled for August 8th in Boone – but it’s not clear how many Republican candidates will actually show up for the event.
by Alex Swoyer21 May 2015, 10:54 AM PST0

Three are out; who’lll be in? GOP presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee joined potential GOP candidates Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC) in saying he’ll skip the Iowa Straw Poll this summer.
by Alex Swoyer21 May 2015, 8:10 AM PST0

A spokesperson for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told the Des Moines Register that Bush will opt out of the broadly criticized Iowa Straw Poll and focus on the Feb 1 Iowa caucuses, instead.
by Dan Riehl12 May 2015, 2:37 PM PST0

Jeff Kaufmann is Chairman for the Republican Party of Iowa. He writes that the poll needs to get “back to its roots,” and is announcing some big changes in an op-ed published by Politico. A key change will see the poll relocated: from Ames to Boone, Iowa this August.
by Alex Swoyer7 May 2015, 8:59 AM PST0