Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
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U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, will visit the Hawkeye State next week for the Republican Party of Iowa’s state convention.
TheIowaRepublican.com reports that Bachmann will headline an event for Iowa Attorney General candidate Brenna Findley Saturday, June 26, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Des Moines. Bachmann was last in Iowa in April when she participated in U.S. Rep. Steve King‘s annual Defenders of Freedom event. Bachmann and King have formed a close relationship over the years, with Bachmann going so far as to float King’s name as a potential presidential candidate in 2012. In fact, The Iowa Independent’s sister site in Minnesota documented five occasions where Bachmann has referred to King as “stunning.” Back in 2008, King’s press secretary, Brandon Lerch, left the congressman’s office to run Bachmann’s re-election campaign. Now they share a press secretary.
Santorum, who is openly mulling a campaign for president in 2012, will hold three events in Iowa June 25 and 26. On the 25th he will keynote the Scott County Lincoln Club Luncheon and hold a fundraiser for state Senate candidate Sandy Greiner. On the 26th, he will keynote a luncheon at the Republican Party of Iowa’s convention.
Santorum has made several visits to Iowa in recent months. Last October, he delivered two speeches: one at an event sponsored by Iowa Right to Life and another at an event sponsored by the American Future Fund. He headlined an Iowa Christian Alliance fundraiser in March and spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Pottawattamie County Republican Party a week later.
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