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'''Bob Vander Plaats''' is a candidate for the 2006 [[Iowa]] Republican nomination for Governor. He is from [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]]. He and his wife Darla have four sons. |
'''Bob Vander Plaats''' is a candidate for the 2006 [[Iowa]] Republican nomination for Governor. He is from [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]]. He and his wife Darla have four sons. |
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His main opponent is Congressman [[Jim Nussle]]. |
His main opponent is Congressman [[Jim Nussle]]. |
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He is |
He is a conservative's conservative, being for or against all of the usual topics one associates with this. He has a squeeky clean personal reputation. It's the sort of thing the Iowa Republican base likes. |
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Nussle has the backing of the state's Republican establishment and considerably more campaign money, but is considered potentially vulnerable. Vander Plaats has attacked him for his role, as Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget, for the Federal budget deficit, and the related but more arcane issue of unfunded mandates. Unhappiness over Iraq war and the President's unpopularity may also hurt Nussle. Nussle is also saddled with a history of an adultery-driven divorce, that could be flung into his face later in the campaign, depending on how dirty it gets; this last issue could backfire on Vander Plaats, or let him squeek through to a victory. |
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==External link== |
==External link== |
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[http://www.vpforgov.com/ Bob Vander Platts for Governor site] |
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Revision as of 07:13, 9 January 2006
Bob Vander Plaats is a candidate for the 2006 Iowa Republican nomination for Governor. He is from Sioux City. He and his wife Darla have four sons.
His main opponent is Congressman Jim Nussle.
He is a conservative's conservative, being for or against all of the usual topics one associates with this. He has a squeeky clean personal reputation. It's the sort of thing the Iowa Republican base likes.
Nussle has the backing of the state's Republican establishment and considerably more campaign money, but is considered potentially vulnerable. Vander Plaats has attacked him for his role, as Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget, for the Federal budget deficit, and the related but more arcane issue of unfunded mandates. Unhappiness over Iraq war and the President's unpopularity may also hurt Nussle. Nussle is also saddled with a history of an adultery-driven divorce, that could be flung into his face later in the campaign, depending on how dirty it gets; this last issue could backfire on Vander Plaats, or let him squeek through to a victory.