Follow up on Iowa from Americas PAC and Americas Majority Foundation

The following are my thoughts on what happened in Iowa. The first lesson to learn is that negative campaigning works and money matters. Newt Gingrich had no recourse to respond to the barrage of negative campaigning done by Super PACS in support of Romney. Some 10 million dollars was spent against Gingrich and with no money to answer, Gingrich lost ground quickly.  The second lesson to learn is that organization matters and so does grassroot support. Rick Santorum won because he found significant grassroot support when Bob Vander Plaats endorsed him and with him, an army of social conservative volunteers walking the street for Santorum.   Read more »