Ames Straw Poll

GOP Expected to Continue Quadrennial Stimulus Program for Ames, Iowa

By Jim Geraghty January 9, 2015

Great news, Ames, Iowa–area vendors, caterers, and local power-brokers: The Republican Party of Iowa’s governing board will vote on [the Ames Straw Poll's] future at 11 a.m. Saturday, but GOP insiders ...

We’ve Been Warned: Some Won’t Survive Iowa!

By Jim Geraghty December 12, 2011

If your patience is waning, and you think you can’t stand one more discussion of who will win Iowa, be cautious — the state itself can be fatal, according to ...

Ames, Iowa: Not Exactly Epicenter of the National Unemployment Crisis

By Jim Geraghty August 11, 2011

We can expect quite a bit of talk about jobs in tonight’s debate and in the rhetoric leading up to Saturday’s straw poll in Ames. But Iowa has it relatively ...

Are Either Tonight’s Debate or the Ames Straw Poll Really That Decisive?

By Jim Geraghty August 11, 2011

Over at the Des Moines Register, they’re convinced tonight’s debate could be a very big deal: Just 36 hours after the debate, Iowans start to vote at the Iowa straw poll, ...