Topic: The Des Moines Register

Key Iowa paper backs Romney for president

DES MOINES (Reuters) - The main newspaper in Iowa, the Des Moines Register, Saturday endorsed Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential race, less than three weeks before the state holds the first nominating contest for the 2012 election on January 3.The newspaper ...

Republicans Romney and Bachmann lead Iowa poll

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann led a closely watched presidential poll of Iowa Republicans, the state that holds the first contest in the nomination battle.The Iowa caucuses, often held on a frigid winter ...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is standing by his earlier prediction that Mitt Romney will win the Iowa caucus, albeit with Mike Huckabee a close second — and he also thinks Barack Obama will triumph on the Democratic side.In an interview with the ...