Branstad announces he’s running for Governor … again
November 2, 2009
For weeks it’s been clear Terry Branstad is running for governor. His cronies may have violated campaign finance law with the Draft Branstad 527. He quit his job at Des Moines University. He created a new campaign committee and hired two long-time Republican activists to work for him. This past weekend, Branstad even said "It's been a while since I've been on the campaign trail, but this is a great place to start" [WCF Courier, 11/1/09].
Yet to the media he still maintains he is "exploring" whether he should run for governor. Iowans know better. Branstad wants to have his cake and eat it too. He wants to be a candidate without the scrutiny that comes with it. When he does at long last give his "official announcement," it just won’t be news to anyone. Terry Branstad has decided to run for governor. Unfortunately for Iowans, he only offers more of the same failed Republican policies of the past.