The Republican Party of Iowa scheduled its first-in-the-nation caucus this weekend set for January 15, 2024.
Politico reported the significance in the January 15 date as it fell about three weeks earlier than its contests in 2016 and 2021 but two weeks later than 2012 and 2008’s schedule.
The Iowa GOP’s announcement came out as former President Donald Trump holds a 23-point lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the state.
From Breitbart:
Trump campaigned in Iowa on Friday and accused DeSantis of being a “globalist sellout” and a “Paul Ryan and Karl Rove acolyte who is in the pocket of Wall Street donors at the Club for No Growth.” “Iowa also needs to know that Ron DeSanctus totally despises Iowa ethanol and ethanol generally,” Trump told a crowd of 2,000 supporters in Council Bluffs, Iowa. “He’s been fighting it for years. Don’t forget, as a congressman he was voting against it, and fighting for years to kill every single job.”
