From Eric Dondero:

The Iowa Republican Party recently nominated former longtime Governor Terry Branstad, a thoroughly uninspiring choice. As a result, the Libertarian Party may now be poised to pick off a more substantial margin from the anti-tax, anti-incumbent Right.

From LP press release via IowaPolitics.com:

Eric Cooper, the Libertarian Candidate for Governor of Iowa, said today that Terry Branstad’s win in the Republican primary is great news for the Libertarian Party. Cooper is attempting to get 2% in the Iowa Governor’s race in order to get major party status in Iowa for the Libertarian Party.

“There is a strong anti-incumbent sentiment in America at present, and with Terry Branstad’s win in the Republican primary, it means that we will essentially be running against two incumbents in the general election,” says Cooper.

Cooper, 44, (the Libertarian candidate for Governor) is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Iowa State University, and is currently the Vice Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Iowa.

Cooper is running a Tea Party style campaign. His platform includes repealing the minumum wage, overturning bans on smoking, repealing cigarette taxes, and allowing fireworks sales. Coopersmallergovernment.com