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Tom Hoefling announces 2014 Republican bid for Iowa Governor
Tom Hoefling for Iowa ^
| Dec. 2, 2014
Posted on 12/01/2013 10:01:36 PM PST by EternalVigilance
For Immediate Release
Contact: tomhoefling@gmail.com
December 2, 2013
Tom Hoefling of Lohrville today announced his intention to enter the 2014 Republican primary race against incumbent Governor Terry Branstad.
Hoefling, the long-time conservative activist and organizer, enters the campaign as an anti-establishment outsider, having spent the last six years outside the GOP as a registered independent, and as the founder and chairman of the national Americas Party.
On the campaigns newly-renovated website (tomhoefling.com), he says: The Branstad era in Iowa is coming to an end soon. There is little doubt about that. The only real question is where we will choose to go from there. Will our longest-serving Governor be followed by a decade or more of liberal Democrat rule like the last time he left the executive office? Or, will he succeed at replacing himself with someone who represents the Republican status quo? I don't think either outcome is acceptable. I believe the people of Iowa deserve a principled, practical alternative.
TOPICS: Announcements; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: branstad; iowa
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The press releases hit early in the morning, but I thought I would give my friends here an early heads-up.
To: EternalVigilance
where someone has to lose by 75% in a primary I guess
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posted on
12/01/2013 10:51:45 PM PST
by
Paul8148
To: EternalVigilance
To: Paul8148
I guess we’ll find out, won’t we.
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posted on
12/01/2013 11:16:56 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
("The simplification of anything is always sensational." - GK Chesterton)
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
12/01/2013 11:17:11 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
("The simplification of anything is always sensational." - GK Chesterton)
To: EternalVigilance
I thought Branstad was a conservative and doing a good job?
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posted on
12/02/2013 3:32:48 AM PST
by
fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
To: EternalVigilance
Good move, I agree. God be with you.
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posted on
12/02/2013 3:43:36 AM PST
by
TwelveOfTwenty
(See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)
To: fwdude
Not conservative enough I guess.
To: fwdude
The Governor has a lot of good points. But if he isn’t part of the Republican establishment, there isn’t one.
Have a great day.
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posted on
12/02/2013 5:23:53 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
("The simplification of anything is always sensational." - GK Chesterton)
To: TwelveOfTwenty
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posted on
12/02/2013 5:24:21 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
("The simplification of anything is always sensational." - GK Chesterton)
To: EternalVigilance
Best wishes for a successful run, sir! :)
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posted on
12/02/2013 6:03:37 AM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL of you heroes!)
To: EternalVigilance
You and I have had our differences, but I wish you nothing but the best of luck.
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posted on
12/02/2013 6:07:19 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(I will not comply.)
To: EternalVigilance
The press releases hit early in the morning Can you post a link to any press coverage?
To: humblegunner
Sure. Although I don’t expect much attention at all early on from either the media or political establishments. In fact, I fully expect Gandhi’s dictum to apply...”first they ignore you...”
In any case, our focus is on building the campaign one brick at a time, on the ground. And the environment within the Iowa GOP seems to be very conducive to that. So we’ll see.
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posted on
12/02/2013 6:55:45 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
("The simplification of anything is always sensational." - GK Chesterton)
To: Dead Corpse
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posted on
12/02/2013 6:56:02 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
("The simplification of anything is always sensational." - GK Chesterton)
To: LUV W
Thank you very, very much!
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posted on
12/02/2013 6:56:53 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take.)
To: EternalVigilance
Good luck in the primary.
But if you happen to lose, please don’t run as an independent in the general and make it easier for the Democrat to win.
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posted on
12/02/2013 9:15:07 AM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what ma kes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: AuH2ORepublican
I have no intention of doing that.
Thanks.
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posted on
12/02/2013 9:21:57 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take.)
To: EternalVigilance
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posted on
12/02/2013 9:47:08 AM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what ma kes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: EternalVigilance
I’ll be praying for you, Tom. Best wishes.
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posted on
12/02/2013 4:49:40 PM PST
by
Kevmo
("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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