IowaWatch's coverage of the Fox News debate in Ames. Republican presidential hopefuls like Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, and John Huntsman Jr. threw off the gloves during the debate, attacking both President Obama and each other as the race for the nomination beings to heat up.
Tim Pawlenty, former Governor of Minnesota, officially announced his entrance into the presidential race during a visit to Des Moines. Pawlenty's wife also spoke at the event.
Take an in-depth look at former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, the most recent addition to the republican presidential nomination race. Nicknamed T-Paw by his supporters, has spent considerable time in the Hawkeye state.
Today, Michele Bachmann, leader of the congressional Tea Party caucus in the U.S. House, is turning frugality in government into a campaign theme as she gauges the support she might draw in Iowa and across the country for a possible run for the Republican presidential nomination.
Cain, a conservative radio talk show host from Atlanta and former CEO and president of Godfather’s Pizza, has been touring Iowa getting a feel for how much support he would have in a run for the presidency.
A growing queue snaked through the aisles of the Davenport Sam’s Club on Sunday, as a group of Iowans awaited the arrival of Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor.
California Republican Fred Karger was the first contender to form an exploratory committee for the 2012 presidential election and already has staff on the ground in Iowa. He’s made a handful of trips to Iowa and New Hampshire and shot commercials both places.
