Some Answers for 10 Questions on Terry Branstad's Website
January 13, 2010
Even though Terry Branstad is not "officially" running for Governor yet, his new website is up and running. Like everything from the candidate Branstad so far, it is light on his record as Governor (only 74 words on the site promote his time as Governor).We had 10 questions for Terry Branstad as he launched his website last night, and now it’s live for everyone to see. So, lets go through our questions and see what answers can be found on candidate Terry Branstad’s website:
1. Does Branstad ever say 'yo tweeps' in person?
Not sure, but we are hoping to get that on camera one of these days.
2. Who are your 'tweeps,' Governor?
We don’t know. But, everyone found out who they weren’t today. Evidently not the Iowa Family PAC, who endorsed Bob Vander Plaats.
3. Will candidate Branstad have a different website than Governor Branstad? Since candidate Branstad takes a different side from Governor Branstad on issues like federal deductibility and bonding...
Nope, no sign of it yet, but who knows what Governor Branstad might do to argue for his record of raising taxes, keeping two sets of books, and flip-flopping on federal deductibility. But, he claimed to be a fiscal conservative again today, and said once again: "I'm not afraid to defend my record."
4. Will he list 'running a $400 million deficit' in his accomplishments section?
Nope, but to be fair, his list of accomplishments is only 74 words long. Guess he’s not too proud of his time as Governor. He spends more words on his time as President of Des Moines University.
5. Will he publish his plan to balance the budget on his website tonight, or does he still not have one?
Nope, no plans on the website at all. Guess Terry Branstad’s "Comeback Tour" is all about his attempt at a political comeback and not much about continuing to move Iowa forward.
6. Will he publish his plan for flood recovery on his website, or does he still not have one of those either?
See above. However, he has opposed I-JOBS and the millions it dedicates to flood recovery.
7. In his website’s section on endorsements, will he list Joy Corning, his former Lieutenant Governor?
Nope, but he should. With Iowa Family PAC and a Republican State Representative saying they won't even vote for him in the general election, and dividing Republicans, he's going to need all the help he can get.
8. Will he post the articles about his time as governor, as fellow Republican candidate Chris Rants did?
Sadly, no. But if you want to see them, you can take a look on Chris Rants' website.
9. Will Branstad use the words "Surf the net," "Information superhighway," or "World Wide Web" tonight?
We don’t know, but he did refer to his new website as his “new Facebook” in an interview today.
10. When candidate Branstad surfs the net, did he happen to notice the Terry Loves Taxes ads? Or, the new Terry vs Terry ads? We sure hope he did!
If he hasn’t yet, he and everyone else can take a look at the Terry vs Terry video right here.