If you're a candidate for governor, I believe you need to show up in these counties," Vander Plaats said.
"All of us who love this country and who believe in the philosophy of the Republican party should be focused on 2010," Pataki said. Pataki said he will decide by the end of the year if these 2010 elections will include him running for a U.S. Senate seat from the state of New York. He would challenge Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who was appointed to fill the spot vacated by departing Sen. Hillary Clinton. "The good news is that I am well known in the state, so, if I choose to run, I can start a little later," Pataki said. Speaking of 2010, Pataki's speech was preceded by short speeches by four Republican candidates running for Iowa governor in next year's election -- Christian Fong, Christopher Rants, Rod Roberts and Bob Vander Plaats. All four candidates echoed Pataki's later calls for limiting government, lowering taxes and creating jobs. In addition, Vander Plaats and Rants criticized the two other gubernatorial candidates -- most notably former governor Terry Branstad -- who didn't attend the event in Scott County. "If you're a candidate for governor, I believe you need to show up in these counties," Vander Plaats said.
via iowapolitics.com
