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Tag: GOP Primary

Are Americans in the Mood for More Trump?
5Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Are Americans in the Mood for More Trump?

William A. Galston writes the weekly Politics & Ideas column in the Wall Street Journal. He holds the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies Program, where he serves as a senior fellow. Before joining Brookings in January 2006, he was Saul Stern Professor and Acting Dean at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, founding director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), and executive director of the National Commission on Civic Renewal. A participant in six presidential campaigns, he served from 1993 to 1995 as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domestic Policy.Mr. Galston is the author of 10 books and more than 100 articles in t...
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Donald Trump’s GOP Rivals Try To Attract Social Conservatives In Iowa At An Event He Skipped
17Sep By adminNo Comments
Politics

Donald Trump’s GOP Rivals Try To Attract Social Conservatives In Iowa At An Event He Skipped

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hoping to cut into Donald Trump’s support at a major Iowa gathering of evangelical Christians, several of his top rivals on Saturday mostly avoided direct criticism of him on abortion and other issues key to social conservatives.The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual banquet is traditionally a marquee event on the Republican primary calendar. But the former president skipped it, leaving a mostly muted crowd of more than 1,000 pastors and activists to instead hear from several candidates running far behind Trump.The primary field’s split on abortion was once again on display, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying restrictions on the procedure should be left to the stages — a position similar to Trump’s — while former Vice President Mike Pence referred to Trum...
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Iowa GOP Schedules Jan. 15 For Leadoff Presidential Caucuses. It’s On Martin Luther King Jr. Day
9Jul By adminNo Comments
Politics

Iowa GOP Schedules Jan. 15 For Leadoff Presidential Caucuses. It’s On Martin Luther King Jr. Day

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans announced Saturday that the party’s presidential nominating caucuses will be held Jan. 15, on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., putting the first votes of the 2024 election a little more than six months away as the GOP tries to reclaim the White House.White House candidates have campaigned in Iowa since last winter, but there has been some uncertainty about the date for the caucuses that have by tradition kicked off the Republican selection process for a nominee. What's changed is the Democratic National Committee’s election calendar, dropping Iowa as its first contest.The Iowa Republican Party’s state central committee voted unanimously for the third Monday in January — a date that is earlier by several weeks than the past three...
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