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Vander Plaats Mulls Independent Bid After Being Rejected for Lt. Governor
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Jun 22, 2010 12:02am |
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| Category | Speculative |
| News Date | Thursday, June 17, 2010 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | After coming up 21,531 votes short of Terry Branstad on primary night, Bob Vander Plaats announced that he and Branstad had agreed to meet and talk about ways to unite Republicans after the primary. Sources close to Vander Plaats tell TheIowaRepublican.com the meeting with Branstad occurred on Monday in Sioux City, and it did not go well.
Apparently, Vander Plaats’ plan to unite the party wasn’t based upon his executive order proposal, his stance on illegal immigration, or even his position on other social issues. Instead, sources close to Vander Plaats say it was based almost entirely on Branstad naming him as his running mate for the general election.
Throughout the primary and even following the outcome of Tuesday’s election results, the Iowa Family Policy Center and WHO Radio personality, Steve Deace, have made repeated claims that those who want the party to unite around its nominee do so because they merely want the proverbial seat at the table. It’s ironic that, after all of this time and all of the lectures we have heard on WHO Radio and from IFPC, it’s Vander Plaats who is angling to get something, not anybody else.
Those same sources also tell TheIowaRepublican.com that, after Vander Plaats was told that there would not be a place for him on the ticket, he warned Branstad that he was considering an independent run, and indicated that IFPC and Deace were supportive of the effort. |
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