Campaigns & Elections

The latest ISU-Civiqs poll shows Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley tied for a distant second place in Iowa.

Vivik Ramaswamy rallies supporters against projects, criticizes state leaders.

Meantime, Trump supporters turned out for his Fox News town hall event across town.

Iowa caucuses are Monday

How to watch the debate between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis tonight in Des Moines. And also how to watch its competitor: Donald Trump’s town hall event.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he’s ending his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination.

Also, Libertarian Party of Iowa announces it will host a pre-caucus debate.

The nearly three-minute “Schoolhouse Rock!”-like video featuring an animated character named Marlon informs viewers of “everything you need to know about how to successfully caucus for President Trump.”

But Iowa GOP chair and presidential campaigns are still expecting a high turnout.

Ahead of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, polls seek to tell us which candidate is leading with voters, who’s improving, and who’s falling behind. With so much focus on the state every four years -- and so many polls -- shouldn’t most Iowans eventually be called to participate in a poll?

On the penultimate weekend before the first-in-the-nation Iowa Republican caucuses, former President Donald Trump and his rivals — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, and Ohio biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — campaigned across the state with the hopes of forging an 11th-hour surge in support.

Seven candidates, including former President Donald Trump, are seeking the GOP nomination to run against Democratic President Joe Biden this fall.