A Dem linked group ran a ad campaign to discredit him in the R primary.
He was looked at by many, as the strongest candidate to take out current D Gov Chet Culver.
Sounds very similar to what went on in Alaska. The Dem political strategists must have a new angle they are working
Sounds like the same strategy used in SC against Nikki Haley, except that it was Republicans doing it to a Republican. Of course, you can never tell about those good ol’ boys in SC — most of them were Dems not too long ago.