It seems that Terry Branstad can't keep his own views straight and Todd Dorman, columnist for the Cedar Rapids Gazette, seems to have figured out why. Dorman wrote a great column about the two Terrys running for governor.
Here's an excerpt of the column:
Iowa Republicans have been concerned that Gov. Terry Branstad’s hopes of beating Gov. Chet Culver might be dashed by a reckless run from the right. And now it appears to be happening.
Culver is being challenged both by Branstad, a well-liked, four-term former governor, and by a new candidate who has emerged in recent days — Terry Vander Branstad.
Branstad won the Republican primary more than a month ago and has taken sharp aim at the incumbent in TV ads and on the stump, accusing Culver of budgetary blunders.
Branstad is hoping his message resonates with the vast sea of fed-up Iowa voters in the middle, looking for someone to better manage state government.
Vander Branstad, on the other hand, is still fighting the primary, determined to win over the right-est reaches of the Republican base and the endorsement of his bitter, plotting rival, even if it means alienating voters in the middle.