I didn't make it to Ron DeSantis' 7AM event in Ankeny, but some people did!
The next two DeSantis events today, hosted by Never Back Down, have been postponed due to weather.
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Katie Akin
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Katie Akin
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Statehouse and Politics Reporter @DMRegister / Covering DeSantis in Iowa / 📩 [email protected]
Des Moines, IA Katılım Nisan 2016
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Iowa state Rep. Steven Holt switched his endorsement from Ron DeSantis to Vivek Ramaswamy today at a rally at the Iowa State Capitol protesting the use of eminent domain by carbon capture pipelines, @Philip_Joens reports. Five days until the Iowa Caucuses. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/ele…
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In a few minutes, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will lay out her 2024 legislative agenda in her annual Condition of the State address. You can watch the speech live here. #iagov #ialegis desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…
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AND we added language to the tracker to prevent any further issues. The tracker is a public service the DMR provides to Iowans and we try our absolute best to keep it updated.
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So, it is an incomplete list of every single event.
I have been with DeSantis at many drop-by and private events. The DMR confirmed that he visited all 99 counties.
But inaccurate reporting by other outlets is not evidence of DMR tracker negligence. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/ele…
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The Des Moines Register candidate tracker is a tool for Iowans to find events that are announced ahead of time and open to the public. Some DeSantis events over the past year have been advised to his supporters/email lists, but have not been advertised on NBD and campaign sites.
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The new DMR poll: Trump still strong in Iowa, Haley now tied with DeSantis for second, giving her another argument with donors who are weighing moving toward her and creating a diminishing storyline for DeSantis desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…
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Former Vice President Mike Pence announces he's suspending his campaign for president. #iacaucus
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REP. MILLER-MEEKS (R-IOWA) is now voting for APPROPS CHAIR GRANGER
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NEW: @RepMMM tells me SHE WILL NOT back Jim Jordan on the next ballot “unless I see changes”
THINKS A CONSENSUS CANDIDATE IS BEST PATH FORWARD:
“I think that there's opportunities to … expand the powers of Speaker Pro Tem McHenry as they work on a consensus candidate.”
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All 4 Iowa representatives voted Jim Jordan in first round of speaker vote.
But Jordan won't have enough support to win the chair, so we'll keep watching to see if anything shifts in future votes:
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Miller-Meeks supports Jordan in first round of floor votes.
Katie Akin@katie_akin
Rep. Miller-Meeks was cagey about it when I spoke to her on Saturday night, but she indicated to me that she has supported Jordan previously in closed-door meetings. Here’s our full exchange:
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Rep. Miller-Meeks was cagey about it when I spoke to her on Saturday night, but she indicated to me that she has supported Jordan previously in closed-door meetings. Here’s our full exchange:
Annie Grayer@AnnieGrayerCNN
Mariannette Miller-Meeks says she “still needs to have conversations” before deciding who she supports for Speaker. When I asked if Jordan as Speaker hurts moderate GOP: “I think that's up to each individual member to decide their district based on what their district is like”
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BREAKING: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird will endorse Donald Trump at a rally in Adel today
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Miller-Meeks told me in an interview that she has supported Jordan, but he needs to keep drumming up support to win the speakership.
Katie Akin@katie_akin
At Gov. Kim Reynolds event, Ashley Hinson and Zach Nunn said they support Jim Jordan for speaker. Mariannette Miller-Meeks did not say who she supports, but she gave a spirited defense of McCarthy for keeping the government open.
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At Gov. Kim Reynolds event, Ashley Hinson and Zach Nunn said they support Jim Jordan for speaker.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks did not say who she supports, but she gave a spirited defense of McCarthy for keeping the government open.
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Colleague @katie_akin on Ron DeSantis' Iowa visits this past weekend, with contributions from @AnnieTodd96 and me.
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Ron DeSantis visited an Iowa pregnancy resource center, where he sat down with the Des Moines Register to talk about his stance on abortion. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/ele…
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Covering politics is such a funny job…. Where else can you hear “Thunderstruck” absolutely blasting through a church basement on a Sunday afternoon??
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