Iowa caucuses are Monday
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Iowa caucuses are Monday
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.
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.
A trio of Fox News town halls with presidential candidates in Des Moines this week will dig into the issues that are motivating America’s voters for the 2024 election, especially when it comes to women, Fox News’s Martha MacCallum said in an interview last week.
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.
Iowans will gather in schools, churches and community halls to cast their vote for the presidential nomination and discuss party platforms on Jan. 15. Here’s what you need to know about what Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians are planning for that day.
Personal gatherings with presidential hopefuls increasingly transform into big events.
Recap of news from across the state
See photos as former U.N Ambassador Nikki Haley hosted a town hall event in Anamosa.
"He thought he was entitled to my endorsement and nobody is entitled to anything," the Iowa governor said. "You have to step up. You have to earn it, you have to make your case."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent a large part of his time at the VFW in Cedar Rapids Tuesday bashing the frontrunner in the Republican presidential race.
See photos as DeSantis and Texas Congressman Chip Roy spoke at VFW Post 788 in Cedar Rapids.
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