12:08 AM: Campaign manager: Economic and natural disasters hurt Culver campaign
Culver campaign manager Donn Stanley was disappointed with the election results, but congratulatory of the Branstad campaign.
“Of course we’re disappointed,” Stanley told IowaPolitics.com. “But we want to congratulate Governor Branstad. The state goes on and I think we did the best we can and Chet Culver is going to have quite a productive career whatever he chooses to do going forward. We really worked hard because we really believe in Chet Culver and his record and his vision.”
Stanley said that it was a tough time to be an incumbent, citing some of the worst economic climates in U.S. history and some of the worst natural disasters in Iowa history.
“I think the main issue was that it was a very tough year,” he said. “We had a lot of problems here in Iowa with the natural disasters and economic disasters and you just have to play the hand you have. The governor did a great job under some tough conditions. Just sometimes it works out this way."
-- By Jeff Glaze
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