“You can’t beat somebody with nobody. To date no one has emerged as a strong candidate on the Republican ticket. Secondly, don’t underestimate the Obama crowd. They took down one of the best political machines that Washington has ever seen, the Clintons.” — Jim Ross Lightfoot, July 20, 2011
Former Iowa Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot, a Republican, has written what he calls an “op-ed” about the 2012 race. Lightfoot ran for the U.S. Senate in 1996, losing to Tom Harkin and in 1998 he ran for governor, losing to Democrat Tom Vilsack. Lightfoot was a farm broadcaster at KMA Radio in Shenandoah, Iowa, prior to his multiple-terms in congress. He is now living in Texas – but his musings don’t mention Texas Governor Rick Perry once. Or do they? Read on:
Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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