‘We’re riding a tiger’: The Iowa GOP bets it all on Trump

[TomSea]

‘We’re riding a tiger’: The Iowa GOP bets it all on Trump
By NATASHA KORECKI

DES MOINES — Donald Trump’s trade war with China could cost Iowa farmers hundreds of millions of dollars and do untold damage to the state economy.

But you’d never know it from talking to Republicans at the recent state GOP convention here. When Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann asked more than 1,100 delegates a defining question — who was still behind President Donald Trump? — there was no hesitation. In an exuberant display of unity, more than 1,100 delegates sprang to their feet, whistling, cheering and offering prolonged applause.

Far from being panic-stricken, Iowa Republicans remain committed to the president as negotiator-in-chief. They’re convinced they have a direct line to the administration, the result of 18 months of careful White House cultivation in this early presidential state.

Read more at: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/25/iowa-republicans-trump-midterms-667171

[corbe]

   Until Pruitt gets his hands on their Ethanol, then things change.

[Fantom]

I've never entered a fight that was not exciting.

[goodwithagun]

Winning!

[WingNot]

[edpc]

They chose an interesting phrase.  JFK mentioned it in his inauguration speech.


Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.
 

[Silver Pines]

A tiger or a slow-witted bull...? 

[EasyAce]

They chose an interesting phrase.  JFK mentioned it in his inauguration speech.


Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.
 

Hell, I rode a sabertooth for five years and didn't end up inside until the end, so I must have done something right.---Whitey Herzog, on managing combustible pitcher Joaquin Andujar. Dearly though he loved the guy, the White Rat knew in his guts that he was lucky not to end up inside after two years.