[BillyBoy]

I'm surprised and sorry to hear he's not running. Steve King is one of the most outspoken conservatives we have in the House and the real deal, unlike faux conservative Peter King of NY, who he unfortunately gets confused with (Peter's sure managed to fool legions of gullible freepers for years though)

Iowa is very much a 50-50 swing state and for some odd reason the RATs have won a lot of the important races there in recent memory (though Iowa finally has a GOP governor). Even though he would have had a target on his back for the general election, I wish Steve King had run.

I hope some of the Republicans who bowed out because King was expected to run will reconsider.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’ve said before that one impediment that both Latham and King face is that of age. Latham will be 66 in 2014, King will be 65. Giving up 12 years of seniority (King) or 20 years (Latham) for an uncertain run for the Senate when it isn’t certain that they’ll end up in the majority is yet another impediment.

I think putting some pressure on the young Secretary of State, Matt Schultz, is a good idea. Since he’s already won statewide, that would give him a better shot at the Senate. Running some second-tier nobody for the seat is inexcusable.