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Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn:

“[Y]ou can sense that the ground politically has shifted dramatically over the last few years. And the concerns by the voters in Iowa mirror those all across America. And as we head into this election it will be about the economy, the economy, the economy and how the President has this country heading into decline and Americans and Iowans need to change in direction.

“I’m pleased to see the commitment by Chairman Priebus and the RNC and recognizing the central battleground role that Iowa will play in the general election by already investing in the airway this year with the state wide cable buy, messaging on President Obama’s failures …

“I think the dramatic changes we’ve seen here in Iowa with 1 of 10 Democrats, Iowa Democrats, leaving their own party, 28 straight months of Republican registration gains on Democrats, plus recent polling over this past week that indicates Republicans are united …

“The top polling issue that unites Republicans and Iowa is the need to defeat President Obama, makes me very optimistic for not just a successful straw poll and caucus season but that unity will transform into a tremendous ground gain for republicans and a key battleground state …

“And the fact that the RNC is already assisting us in investing in that effort some year in half out really is evidence of just how serious the national leaders in the Republican Party are taking Iowa as we use the caucus season to prepare for a general election battleground.”

Click Here To Listen To The Full Audio: http://www.gop.com/audio/07.07.2011_iagopcc.mp3

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