Who Wants to be a Governor?
by Thomas Beaumont, Des Moines Register
Nussle says Republicans have failed to galvanize the faithful
NOV 28, 2004
Republicans lost
the last two [gubernatorial] elections because the nominees' resumes
failed to inspire Iowans, [Bob] Vander Plaats of Sioux City, said.
Vander Plaats, who ran two years ago, has said he will
run in 2006. And Des Moines lawyer Doug Gross has traveled the state to
gauge a reprise of his role as the 2002 nominee.
Vander
Plaats is alone as a declared candidate. Gross and Nussle have courted
support without formal announcements. Both expect to decide by
mid-2005. Iowa Senate President Jeff Lamberti of Ankeny and state Rep.
Danny Carroll of Grinnell will also consider runs.
Whoever
emerges won't have to take on Vilsack, the first Democrat re-elected
governor since 1966. “I know I'm not running for a third term,” he said
earlier this month.
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