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,The “Personal” Power of Iowa Governors Since 1969,vernors faced declining economic conditions, shared party affiliation with unpopular presidents and, at times, had unified control of state government. Yet, when applied to the case of Iowa, these factors, while significant, do not fully explain the strong incumbency bias observed in the state. Cons

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,“Iowa Comfort” and Doing the “Full Grassley”, in the state. This chapter introduces the concept of “Iowa comfort” and focuses on how the incumbency bias in Iowa is less a function of having a good economy or sharing party affiliation with a popular president, and more about personal factors, particularly being viewed as someone who “works hard

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Iowa Voters on Iowa Governors,or Ray most favorably, followed by Governors Vilsack and Branstad, with Governor Culver significantly lower. On both “management powers” (related to managing the affairs of the state) and “connecting powers” (related to work effort and ability to communicate), Culver is viewed less favorably by out-

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,The “Big Wide-Mouthed Frog” Theory of Iowa Politics,es that the stranglehold on power enjoyed by Governors Ray and Branstad (and could have been enjoyed by Vilsack had he not voluntarily stepped down) had as much to do with perceptions of their personal character as it did about the electoral context and economic conditions. This chapter gets the rea

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,‘Oh, do let’s talk about something else-’: What Is Not Said and What Is Implicated in Elizabeth Bowen’s ,e conscious of looking, backward’ (Bowen 1952: 124). Bowen’s first readers did not need to look backward very far — the book was published in 1929 and set in 1920 — but the historical setting is of supreme importance. . is set during what, as Bowen acknowledged, became commonly known as ‘the Trouble

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0077-0639 ssurance, socio-economic characteristics, aquaculture and fi.This book synthesises the historical trends of the lake fisheries, the lake ecology, biology and biodiversity, socio-economics, stock assessment, aquaculture, fish quality assurance, environmental quality and management of the fisheries re

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