Sunday candidate Donald Trump is holding two rallies in Iowa in advance of the Iowa caucuses on Monday.  The first event at 1:00pm Central 2:00pm Eastern is in Council Bluffs at the Gerald W. Kirn Middle School:

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It appears Mr. Pinko at iOTW is responsible for drawing everyone’s attention to this:

Against my better judgement, and acquiescing to a rather overwhelming number of requests, here is the official FBI released video of the LaVoy Finicum shooting near Burns Oregon:

There are several reasons why we have chosen not to dig into this specific aspect of this event, after posting the first three research articles.  Here’s the ones we’re comfortable stating: (more…)

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This is really good, and the part with Ivanka Trump is brilliant.  Excellent Job:

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The final poll from Iowa, traditionally called the “first-in-the-nation-poll”, by the Des Moines Register and Bloomberg has been released (full pdf below).  Here’s the GOP result with only two days left before caucus night:

The critical results are favorable to Donald Trump, now he needs to get out the voters !

(Via Bloomberg)  Donald Trump has overtaken Ted Cruz in the final days before Iowa’s caucuses, with the fate of the race closely tied to the size of Monday evening’s turnout, especially among evangelical voters and those attending for the first time, a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows. (more…)

The third of candidate Donald J Trump’s Iowa rallies takes place tonight in Davenport at the Adler Theater – The event begins at 6:30 PM (CT) 7:30 PM (ET)  Mr. Trump is anticipated to be joined by Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.

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The relationship between the Trump campaign and the Des Moines Register (DMR) is well documented.  Throughout the GOP primary the DMR has been antagonistic to the Trump Campaign, and DMR reporters have even been identified data-mining Trump donors and sending out messages ridiculing them.

The DMR editorial board has endorsed Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton and positioned their advocacy in opposition to all other candidates.  So it might not come as a surprise to find out the Des Moines Register had a sponsored poll presented on their website for visitors that removes the option to vote for Donald Trump.  See Screenshot:

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Today the Des Moines Register is set to release a final Iowa poll, the “first-in-the-nation” poll which they sponsor through Selzer & Co. Inc., a firm who has conducted The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll since 1997. (more…)