Former Vice President Mike Pence says Republicans have a "winning message" and he's urging Christian conservatives to "buckle up" for the 2024 presidential campaign. Pence was the closing speaker at a day-long summit in Des Moines sponsored by The Family Leader and he listed his own frustrations … [Read more...]
Former VP touts Trump-Pence Administration record at Feenstra fundraiser
Former Vice President Mike Pence says the time has come for Republicans to "push back" against Democrats in control of Congress and the White House. Pence was the keynote speaker at Congressman Randy Feenstra's midday fundraiser in Sioux Center. "I came here to say 'Enough is enough!'" Pence … [Read more...]
‘Don’t let the woke left socialists get you down,’ Pompeo tells Iowa crowd
Former Secretary of State and potential 2024 presidential candidate Mike Pompeo says Christian conservatives should "never give an inch" as they pursue their political goals. "We are a not a defeated nation. We are not a nation in decline. We are not a racist nation. We are a God-blessed … [Read more...]
Pence making first trip to Iowa since leaving VP role
Former Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Des Moines and Sioux Center today, his first stops in the state since leaving office. Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader -- the organization that's hosting one of the events where Pence is scheduled to speak, considers … [Read more...]
Cotton and Grassley do push-up challenge on Sioux Center stage
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, railed against the Biden Administration's approach to border security and China during a speech in northwest Iowa tonight. "It's time, ladies and gentlemen, to lower the boom on China," Cotton said, "for their decades of lying … [Read more...]
Nikki Haley touts Trump ties during speech at Iowa GOP fundraiser
Iowa's current governor and South Carolina's former governor railed at Biden Administration policies as they rallied with Iowa Republicans at a party fundraiser in West Des Moines tonight. "There are a lot of reasons why I love Iowa, but maybe the biggest reason is Iowa loves to elect badass … [Read more...]
Iowa GOP says leaders in early presidential race states united on 2024 calendar
Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann says he and the GOP leaders of New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada are "wholeheartedly united" behind maintaining the same sequence for presidential caucuses and primaries in 2024 that was used in 2020. "I am unwavering," Kaufmann told Radio Iowa. … [Read more...]
Bill seeks to place Nevada Primary ahead of Iowa’s 2024 Caucuses
Lawmakers in the state of Nevada have passed a bill they hope puts a Nevada Primary ahead of Iowa's Caucuses in 2024. If Nevada's governor signs the bill into law, it sets up a political fight. Iowa's Caucuses have been the nation's first test for presidential candidates for decades. New … [Read more...]
Former VP Walter Mondale dies at age 93
Former Vice President Walter Mondale has died at the age of 93. Mondale's campaign for the presidency that ended with a loss to President Reagan began with a 49% victory in the 1984 Iowa Caucuses. "I wouldn't change one moment of it," Mondale said in 1992. "I love public service. I love politics. … [Read more...]
Pompeo’s the first potential presidential candidate to visit Iowa after 2020
Mike Pompeo is the first potential 2024 presidential candidate to start testing his message in person with audiences in Iowa. The former secretary of state spoke to a crowd of about 200 Iowa Republicans early this morning. "I see a lot of cameras in the back. They think there's going to be some … [Read more...]