Pate thinking about running for Secretary of State office again

[47of74]

I just saw on KCRG where Paul Pate is thinking of running for the Secretary of State's office again;

CEDAR RAPIDS – Former Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is poised to join Terry Branstad and Roxanne Conlin in a “Back to the Future” election in 2010.

Pate, 51, who served one term as Secretary of State from 1995-1999 after being elected to the state Senate twice, confirmed Friday he’s considering a return to the Statehouse.

If he runs, the Cedar Rapids paving contractor would join Branstad, who served as governor from 1983 to 1997, and Conlin, who ran against Branstad in 1982, in seeking to put their names on a statewide ballot. All three likely would face primary contests.

“Someone needs to step up. We got a lot of issues facing the state and I don’t think we have the leadership we need right now,” said Pate, who served two terms as mayor before returning to private life in 2005.

:sarcasm: Yay. That's just what the state of Iowa needs right now. :sarcasm:

We don't have the leadership we need right now? Is he talking of the kind of leadership Cedar Rapids had when he was mayor?

[Condem]

1. I've had the pleasure of meeting Paul Pate. I couldn't believe it!!

He's even a bigger asshole than you could imagine.

[DU9598]

2. Back to the Future

What I think we see happening before our eyes is the last grasp of moderate republicanism in Iowa. The only "moderates" that are left are those from the mid-80s and early 90's who are still alive, have name recognition, and who pretend to be farther to the right than they actually are. Unfortunately for them their party's base is fired up - but small in numbers. I foresee the farthest right wingers winning the primaries and it will be the destruction of their party for years to come.