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Rick Perry Urges Iowans to Re-Elect Gov. Branstad

The Republican governors of Iowa and Texas, respectively, have a documented affection for one another and shared interest in conservative policies for job growth.

The Terry Branstad-Rick Perry Mutual Admiration Society reconvened Thursday for a daylong outing across western Iowa.

 
The Republican governors of Iowa and Texas, respectively, have a documented affection for one another and shared interest in conservative policies for job growth — which they say have been central to economic successes in both states in recent years.
 
Those affections and interests were on full display Thursday at +39, a chic cafe here where Perry headlined a breakfast fundraiser for Branstad's campaign.
Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.