Iowa
Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll – The Boston Globe
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley is swinging by means of Iowa this week contemporary off saying her presidential marketing campaign. Her fellow South Carolinian Republican, Sen. Tim Scott, can even be right here as he decides his political future. And former Vice President Mike Pence was simply within the state courting influential evangelical Christian activists.
After a gradual begin, Republican presidential prospects are streaming into the leadoff presidential caucus state. Notably absent from the lineup, at the very least for now, is former President Donald Trump.
Few of the White Home hopefuls face the lofty expectations in Iowa that Trump does. He completed a aggressive second to religious social conservative Ted Cruz in 2016, and went on to hold the state twice, by wholesome margins, because the Republican presidential nominee within the 2016 and 2020 elections.
“It’s genuinely unimaginable for this man to attempt to handle these expectations. They’re monumental. They’re self-made,” mentioned Luke Martz, a veteran Iowa Republican strategist who helped lead Mitt Romney’s 2012 Iowa caucus marketing campaign. “I do not see how anybody who’s saying ‘I’m the man’ can are available in and even get even a second-place end.”
But, within the three months since he introduced his bid for a comeback, Trump has not set foot in Iowa, the primary place his declare of celebration dominance shall be examined early subsequent yr.
To make sure, Trump has a marketing campaign presence in Iowa. Alex Latcham, who’s a part of Trump’s nationwide workforce however is predicated within the state, has been engaged on touchdown a caucus marketing campaign director. However Trump held a kickoff rally on Jan. 28 in South Carolina, the place his 2016 major victory sealed his standing as GOP frontrunner. And he squeezed in a talking spot earlier that day on the annual state GOP assembly in New Hampshire, the place he additionally gained the first-in-the-nation major seven years in the past.
Although the caucuses stay practically a yr off, they continue to be the primary occasion on the calendar, and a few Iowa GOP activists have taken discover of Trump’s absence.
“I discovered that fairly fascinating,” Gloria Mazza, chairwoman of the Polk County GOP, mentioned of Trump’s New Hampshire and South Carolina stops. “As a result of Iowa is first within the nation, doesn’t everyone come right here first?”
In the meantime, others are making inroads.
Although Pence shouldn’t be but a candidate, his advocacy group Advancing American Values final week launched a marketing campaign to prepare opposition to highschool insurance policies like one in an jap Iowa district that has turn into a flashpoint amongst conservatives.
Pence was in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday rallying opponents of a coverage by the close by Linn-Mar Group College District that is at situation in a federal lawsuit. The college board final yr enacted a measure permitting transgender college students to request a gender help plan to start socially transitioning at college with out the permission of their dad and mom.
The problem, an early focus of 2024 Republican presidential prospects, is especially contentious amongst Christian conservatives, with whom Pence routinely says he identifies. And at Wednesday’s occasion at a pizza restaurant — it had the texture of an early caucus marketing campaign cease — Pence illustrated its traction.
“We do not co-parent with authorities,” Pence informed a cheering viewers of greater than 100. “We belief dad and mom to guard their youngsters and nobody will ever shield America’s youngsters higher than their mothers and dads.”
Haley has rallies deliberate within the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids areas on Monday and Tuesday. In the meantime, Scott is talking an occasion at Drake College on Wednesday, a part of what aides name a nationwide listening tour aimed toward informing his plans, earlier than addressing the annual Polk County Republican fundraiser in suburban Des Moines that night.
Quietly making inroads is former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who visited Iowa in January, and met final week with legislative Republicans within the Capitol in Des Moines and Republican activists in western Iowa.
Although a number of would-be candidates together with Trump had been in Iowa final yr campaigning for midterm candidates, these first impressions on the outset of the GOP presidential major are vital. That is very true as many within the GOP wait to see whether or not Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proceeds with a White Home bid.
However as the sphere of candidates grows within the coming months, Trump nonetheless retains a core of Republican help that may very well be onerous to beat.
In October, 57% of Iowa Republicans mentioned they hoped Trump determined to run in 2024, based on a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Ballot, whereas 33% mentioned they hoped he wouldn’t and 10% mentioned they weren’t positive.
“After all, there’s a contingent that can help him regardless,” Iowa Republican nationwide committeeman Steve Scheffler mentioned. “However there’s an rising quantity of people that need to kick the tires earlier than making a call. That’s what offers others an open door.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – With four victories after intermission, including a technical fall and major decision, the Hawkeyes extended their winning streak over Iowa State to 20 in a row.
The Hawkeyes took the dual 21-15.
Early on, the matched looked dead even, with the teams trading decisions. But at 157 pounds, Iowa State’s Paniro Johnson picked up six points with an injury default win over Jacori Teemer. Teemer appeared to injure his hamstring, but Iowa head coach Tom Brands did not comment further on his status.
Iowa responded four straight wins from Michael Caliendo, Patrick Kennedy, Angelo Ferrari and Stephen Buchanan to seal the dual. Kennedy’s win came by technical fall, Buchanan’s by major decision. Yonger Bastida defeated Ben Kueter at heavyweight to earn the last points for Iowa State.
With the win, Iowa improves to 4-0. With the loss, ISU drops to 1-2.
No. 2 Iowa 21 – No. 12 Iowa State 15
125 – Adrian Meza (ISU) dec. Kale Petersen (Iowa) , 5-1
133 – Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec. Evan Frost (ISU), 11-7
141 – Zach Redding (ISU) dec. Ryder Block (Iowa), 5-4
149 – Kyle Parco (Iowa) dec. Anthony Echemendia (ISU), 4-3
157 – Paniro Johnson (ISU) inj. default Jacori Teemer (IA), 3:32
165 – Michael Caliendo (Iowa) dec. Connor Euton (ISU), 12-7
174 – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech. fall Aiden Riggins (ISU), 19-4
184 – Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) dec. Evan Bockman (ISU), 8-2
197 – Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) major dec. #20 Christian Carroll, 10-0
285 – Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. Ben Kueter (Iowa), 7-2
Copyright 2024 KCRG. All rights reserved.
The Iowa Hawkeyes were able to cobble together a 29-13 win over the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday afternoon in spite of entering the game with major distractions.
The chief distraction at hand was the status of Iowa’s quarterback situation, as the Hawkeyes were forced to roll with Jackson Stratton thanks to Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan both being sidelined.
McNamara’s status was particularly murky, as the initial consensus was that he would regain his starting job once it was revealed that Sullivan would be out for the season with an ankle injury.
However, confusion over McNamara’s availability made things, as head coach Kirk Ferentz would say, “cloudy,” and he ended up not being medically cleared to play due to a concussion he suffered back on Oct. 26.
Either way, Iowa emerged victorious in spite of Stratton going 10-of-14 for 76 yards. Kaleb Johnson carried the day, as per usual, racking up 164 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries. Kamari Moulton also rattled off 114 yards, with 68 of those yards coming on a touchdown scamper.
But even with the running game operating smoothly (for the most part), you just felt like the Hawkeyes were lacking.
Maryland is not a good football team, so beating the Terrapins is not really a good barometer to determine how well Iowa played.
Because I’ll be honest: if the Hawkeyes faced an even decent ballclub on Saturday, they may very well have lost with all of the opportunities they blew.
Iowa had to settle for five field goals, and Moulton fumbled inside the red zone early in the first quarter. This should have been a much wider margin of victory than 16 points.
Yes, the defense held serve, but, again, it’s Maryland we’re talking about here.
The 2024 season has been a cluster of inconsistency for the Hawkeyes. They entered the season full of promise, but it has not materialized like they hoped.
It has reached a point where it has almost feels like Iowa needs to put this thing out of its misery. The Hawkeyes have no quarterback. They have no weapons in the passing game. Their defense isn’t quite as stingy as it was last season.
Iowa is 7-4, but it has been unable to put together a stretch of consistently sound football all year long. Fans are frustrated, and just getting a run-of-the-mill bowl game is not going to satisfy them.
Things need to change at Iowa City, because what the Hawkeyes are doing now isn’t working. The offense needs an overhaul. No more skirting the issue under center and with wide receivers.
The problem is this isn’t the NFL. You can’t just sign a bunch of free agents, make trades and draft players overnight. It’s going to involve a stark change in recruiting, and Iowa is somehow going to have to land a couple of big names via the transfer portal.
I don’t want to rain on the parade. The Hawkeyes won, and that’s great. Be proud of the kids for playing their guts out in the face of all of the adversity.
But man, it has certainly been a pedestrian season.
Iowa will close things out against Nebraska next week.
Iowa wrestling coach Clarissa Chun breaks down pair of dual wins
Iowa wrestling’s Clarissa Chun holds press conference after pair of dual wins over William Jewell and Cornell College
The rich continue to get richer.
The Iowa women’s wrestling program added to an already loaded roster late Friday night with the commitment of Isabella Marie Gonzalez. She is the No. 3 pound-for-pound recruit in girls high school wrestling regardless of age and the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2025.
Gonzalez, who is ranked No. 1 nationally at 120 pounds at the high school level by USAWrestling, has the makings of a star. She was the U17 World Team representative (finishing fifth) for the United States at 53 kilograms this summer. She was also a U17 Pan-American Games champion in 2023, fitting the mold of what coach Clarissa Chun looks for in international success.
From the state of California, she is a two-time state champion, a multi-time Fargo medalist and a Super 32 champion.
“I am excited to announce my official commitment to the University of Iowa,” Gonzalez wrote in an Instagram post. “Thank you to everyone who has continued to support me through my journey. Go Hawkeyes!”
This is the first commit of the 2025 class for the Hawkeyes, who brought in seven freshmen and 11 total new faces in 2024. Given the proposed roster limits of 30 coming next season, the number of newcomers isn’t likely to match or exceed the 2024 number.
Regardless, this is a high-profile addition for the Hawkeyes in a weight that needed some additional talent. The lone question is whether that will be at 117 or 124 pounds for the Hawkeyes. Her addition to depth behind Brianna Gonzalez at 117 or potentially competing for a spot right away at 124 pounds will be a welcome addition either way.
Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge highlights holiday-shortened trading week: What to know this week
Fitness: Is mindfulness the key to a more enjoyable workout?
Sookshmadarshini Review: A Cleverly Written Thrill
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Cell Phone, 256GB AI Smartphone, Unlocked Android, 200MP, 100x Zoom Cameras, Fast Processor, Long Battery Life, Edge-to-Edge Display, S Pen, US Version, 2024, Titanium Black
Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
Colorado Rockies game no. 116 thread: Zac Gallen vs José Ureña
See it: Tesla crashes into Columbus convention center at 70 mph
Fox News Politics: Georgia the whole day through
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene was ‘kicked out’ of the Freedom Caucus according to Rep. Buck
Death of missing Oregon girl found in stream ruled homicide
Fred Harris, former Democratic senator from Oklahoma and presidential candidate, dies at 94
‘Optical illusion’: Key takeaways from COP29
With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal
Trump administration takes shape: President-elect completes top 15 Cabinet picks
Thousands march across Europe protesting violence against women
-
Business1 week agoColumn: Molly White's message for journalists going freelance — be ready for the pitfalls
-
Science4 days agoTrump nominates Dr. Oz to head Medicare and Medicaid and help take on 'illness industrial complex'
-
Politics6 days agoTrump taps FCC member Brendan Carr to lead agency: 'Warrior for Free Speech'
-
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25739950/247386_Elon_Musk_Open_AI_CVirginia.jpg "Inside Elon Musk’s messy breakup with OpenAI")
Technology6 days agoInside Elon Musk’s messy breakup with OpenAI
-
Lifestyle7 days agoSome in the U.S. farm industry are alarmed by Trump's embrace of RFK Jr. and tariffs
-
World6 days agoProtesters in Slovakia rally against Robert Fico’s populist government
-
News6 days agoThey disagree about a lot, but these singers figure out how to stay in harmony
-
News6 days agoGaetz-gate: Navigating the President-elect's most baffling Cabinet pick