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☆ What to watch for in the Iowa caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Iowa Republicans who are willing to brave record-low temperatures are set to kick off the party’s 2024 presidential nominating process with Monday night’s caucuses. Now, Iowa voters will render the first verdict of the 2024 election, weighing in on which Republican should take on President Joe Biden in November. Here are five things to watch in the Iowa caucuses:Will Trump top 50%? The Iowa caucuses have a history of paring down both parties’ fields of presidential contenders. Iowa will once again test whether any other Republican can break Trump’s hold on those voters, who have historically been a crucial bloc in the caucuses.

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☆ DeSantis campaign suffers massive blow as Koch-funded kingmaker calls Nikki Haley the best chance to beat Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The DeSantis campaign is not happy that Americans for Prosperity Action is backing Haley's 2024 bid. "Every dollar spent on Nikki Haley's candidacy should be reported as an in-kind to the Trump campaign," he continued. Haley on Tuesday said she was "honored" to have earned the endorsement from Americans for Prosperity Action. The DeSantis campaign has argued that Haley has no path to the GOP nomination, but no other candidate — including DeSantis — has been able to overtake Trump in polling in any of the early-nominating states. The support from Americans for Prosperity Action will now give Haley critical financial and organizational help in the lead-up to Iowa and New Hampshire.

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☆ Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis Confront a Ticking Clock - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Michelle Cottle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Iowa is make or break for Mr. DeSantis, who has gone all in on the state. This makes it especially unsettling for his team that Ms. Haley has caught up with him there in recent polling. Mr. DeSantis has long benefited from the belief by many in the G.O.P. That said, Team DeSantis is determined not to get outworked — which is also something Iowans take very seriously. Playing to the coalition of Trump-skeptical Republicans and independents, she is walking a clearer, cleaner path than Mr. DeSantis.

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☆ Opinion | The Senate Is Getting Less Democratic by the Minute
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

62, you should consider it a concession to the political realities of the moment:A government founded on principles more consonant to the wishes of the larger States, is not likely to be obtained from the smaller States. The most populous states — including not only California, but New York, Illinois, Florida and Texas — tend to be the most diverse states, with a large proportion of nonwhite residents. The smallest states by population — like Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire — tend to be the least diverse. And the structure of the Senate tends to amplify the power of residents in smaller states and weaken the power of those in larger states. The second and more important problem is that the modern Senate isn’t the one the framers designed in 1787.

Persons: James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, Madison Organizations: Washington Post, Philadelphia Convention Locations: Philadelphia, Madison, Virginia, Delaware, Wyoming, California, New York , Illinois, Florida, Texas, Maine , Vermont, New Hampshire

☆ How Haley could eclipse DeSantis to become the Trump alternative
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Ron Brownstein | Analysis Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

But many Republican strategists believe that DeSantis’ struggles to connect with voters, and his choice to run at Trump solely from the right, have opened a lane for Haley to eclipse the Florida governor. An array of recent polls, both nationally and in the battleground states, signal that DeSantis and Haley have separated themselves from the rest of the candidates chasing Trump. “Absolutely, Nikki Haley has more upside than DeSantis if they are both viable after the first two,” argued Alex Stroman, a former executive director of the South Carolina GOP. DeSantis, Ayres argued, has “has tried to appeal to some of the ‘always Trump’ voters, but the ‘always Trump’ voters are always Trump for a reason. Nikki Haley seems to have figured out the job is to consolidate the ‘maybe Trump’ voters who supported Trump twice but now … want a different style and different temperament.”Republicans sympathetic to DeSantis argue that it is Haley who has boxed herself in.

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HILLSBORO, New Hampshire — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is temporarily relocating his entire staff of over 40 people, including himself, from his headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, to the early-primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire in an effort to boost his campaign in the 2024 race. Ramaswamy, 38, has rented an apartment in Iowa, and the campaign is currently searching for rental housing in New Hampshire for the candidate and his staff. We’re excited to barnstorm the early states,” Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Ramaswamy campaign, told NBC News. Last week, the Ramaswamy campaign launched an eight-figure ad buy in Iowa and New Hampshire ahead of the third GOP debate. Iowa is a state where Ramaswamy often stumps — he will be making more than 20 stops there next week.

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He described the announcement as “an exciting opportunity to celebrate the importance of rural America.”Biden’s reelection campaign said the president's trip to Minnesota was planned before Phillips announced his candidacy. Political Cartoons View All 1227 ImagesBiden's trip, coming so soon after Phillips’ announcement, will be an opportunity for the president to try to snuff out any potential support for his nascent primary challenger. Invited guests to Biden's fundraiser include past donors to Phillips' congressional campaigns, as well as Minnesota Democratic Gov. Phillips' campaign will feel “almost like a cold glass of water being thrown in his face," said Ken Martin, chair of Minnesota Democrats and a Democratic National Committee vice chair. “I welcome President Biden back to Minnesota, where Everyone’s Invited!,” Phillips said in a statement about Biden's trip, referencing his campaign slogan.

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☆ Dean Phillips Will Run Against Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Michael Gold | More About Michael Gold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Dean Phillips, a moderate Minnesota Democrat who has for months publicly argued that President Biden should not run for re-election, announced his candidacy for president on Thursday, setting up an underdog challenge for the Democratic nomination. In an interview with CBS News, Mr. Phillips — who plans to officially launch his campaign on Friday in New Hampshire — argued that finding an alternative to Mr. Biden was essential because of polling showing the president at risk of losing to former President Donald J. Trump. “I will not sit still and not be quiet in the face of numbers that are so clearly saying that we’re going to be facing an emergency next November,” he said. Late Thursday evening, he posted his campaign announcement on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, saying, “It’s time to put our country back together again.”Mr. Phillips, a third-term congressman who represents a district that includes suburban Minneapolis, enters the race with long-shot odds.

Persons: Dean Phillips, Biden, Phillips —, New Hampshire —, Donald J, “, ”, ” Mr, Phillips Organizations: Minnesota Democrat, Democratic, CBS News, Trump Locations: Minnesota, New Hampshire, Minneapolis

☆ Visual Highlights From the 'More Than Words' Project
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Wilson Liévano | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +13 min

Many of those who only speak Spanish are frustrated that language barriers get in the way of public safety information. Cabrera works long hours and would like to find community and services for her 79-year-old mother, but language barriers holds them back. (Emree Weaver / Yakima Herald-Republic)YAKIMA, WASHINGTON – In Yakima County, which is 52% Hispanic and largely agricultural, local health care systems have had to adapt to the needs of the population. (Emree Weaver / Yakima Herald-Republic) Rigo Zepeda, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, demonstrates how providers use a video remote interpreting device at MultiCare Yakima Memorial, in Yakima, Washington. (Emree Weaver / Yakima Herald-Republic)

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☆ GOP ad war hits $100 million as early-state campaign to stop Trump intensifies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Ben Kamisar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Reporters watch Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesThe Republican presidential nominating fight just eclipsed $100 million in ad spending, as the GOP field burns money at a historic rate — and as the contenders illustrate their strategies to win the party's nod. Team Trump dominates national advertisingJust as former President Donald Trump is the far-and-away leader in national primary polling, his outfit is the clear leader in national television spending, too. MAGA Inc., the super PAC backing the former president, has spent $18.5 million so far on national television ads. "Trump's dominating the race," the narrator in one ad says as the text "Trump beats Biden ... dominates GOP field" is displayed on the screen.

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The super PAC supporting North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been the top 2024 ad spender since last week's first Republican presidential debate, as the group looks to help Burgum gain enough traction to make next month's debate. Best of America PAC has booked and spent $950,000 since Thursday, the day after the GOP debate, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. That's more than any other candidate or group over that span, including the second and third top-spending GOP groups, the super PACs supporting former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. After tearing his Achilles tendon the day before the first debate, Burgum spoke for just eight minutes on stage, less than every candidate except for former Arkansas Gov.

Persons: Doug Burgum, spender, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, MAGA, Burgum, Asa Hutchinson Organizations: PAC, North Dakota Gov, America PAC, GOP, Florida Gov, MAGA Inc, Republican National, Arkansas Gov Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Boston, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux City, Davenport, South Carolina, Nevada

☆ Ron DeSantis needs to 'show charisma' and be 'about looking people in the eye' if he wants to actually become president, says New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sununu said DeSantis would have show "charisma and leadership" in order to win the GOP primary. Despite the stream of GOP candidates in the state, former President Trump retains a polling edge. DeSantis has heavily touted after enacting plenty of conservative policies in Florida as a cornerstone of his candidacy, but New Hampshire Gov. Sununu recently argued that Trump polling below 50% in New Hampshire gave other candidates a huge opportunity to make the case for their respective candidacies. "Either you're willing to swing, you're willing to give the punch and take the punch and show leadership, or you're kowtowing," Sununu said during an interview on Fox News.

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☆ The D.N.C. Has a Primary Problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Ross Barkan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

With Clyburn’s blessing, he became chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party. “People thought early on, Oh, God, Jaime’s the chair of the D.N.C., so therefore he’s going to put his finger on the scale for South Carolina. “National Geographic said that 90 percent of African Americans can trace one of their ancestors to South Carolina. In our primary, 50 to 60 percent of the people who vote in the Democratic primary will be Black folks. A first-in-the-nation South Carolina primary lends Black moderates, a pivotal Democratic constituency, the kind of clout that many believe they deserve.

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☆ The Republican Not Heading to a July 4 Parade? Trump.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Both Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Scott will be at the July 4 parade in Merrimack, N.H., as will several other Republican presidential hopefuls: Mr. Burgum, former Representative Will Hurd of Texas, the entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, and Perry Johnson, a Michigan businessman. Mr. Trump’s campaign evinces no concern that his absence from the stage will give his rivals any room to make up ground in the Republican primaries. Republican veterans don’t see much of an opening for Mr. Trump’s rivals either. “He definitely plays by a different set of rules,” said David Kochel, a longtime Republican adviser and strategist in Iowa. field at the Republican Party of Iowa’s biggest fund-raiser, the Lincoln Dinner, on July 28.

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☆ The more New Hampshire voters see of DeSantis, the less they like him: polling
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis is losing his grip on his supporters in New Hampshire, polling shows. His support may be dwindling because of Trump's indictment, DeSantis' position on abortion, or simply his charisma. After visiting the state and hobnobbing with locals, DeSantis' support has only dropped. Still, DeSantis hasn't been doing so hot nationally, either, and has seen his polling average dip by around ten points over the same period we're looking at in New Hampshire. Voters in New Hampshire, however, may not be the most enthused by DeSantis' legislation.

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☆ DeSantis Amps Up His Retail Campaign in New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. DeSantis needs a strong showing in New Hampshire — along with a win in the more conservative Iowa — to demonstrate that he has staying power in the race against his main rival for the Republican nomination, former President Donald J. Trump, the governor’s allies and some of his political advisers say. Mr. Trump is running 20 points ahead of Mr. DeSantis in New Hampshire, according to a mid-April poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. The challenge for Mr. DeSantis lies in how he separates himself from Mr. Trump, not just on policy but also in terms of personality. He also visited the state last month. The lawmakers who backed him, Mr. DeSantis said on the call, were “saying similar things like, you know, the governor is the guy, that he can win, he can get things done, all this other stuff.”

☆ Donald Trump … on CNN? A Live Town Hall Reignites a Debate.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Should a leading presidential contender be given the opportunity to speak to voters on live television? What if that contender is former President Donald J. Trump? Mr. Trump is set to appear on CNN on Wednesday night for a town hall in New Hampshire — his first live appearance on a major TV news network (besides those controlled by Rupert Murdoch) since 2020 — and a torrid media debate is swirling. Those objections intensified on Tuesday after Mr. Trump was found liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll. “Is @CNN still going to do a town hall with the sexual predator twice impeached insurrectionist?” Alexander S. Vindman, the Army colonel who was a witness in Mr. Trump’s first impeachment trial, wrote on Twitter.

Follow for live updates on the Trump CNN town hall meeting. Those objections intensified on Tuesday after Mr. Trump was found liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll. And foes of Mr. Trump will cringe at seeing him on air at all. He is backed by David Zaslav, the Warner chief executive, who has batted away objections to Wednesday’s Trump town hall. There is the awkward fact that Mr. Trump still has a pending $475 million defamation lawsuit against the network.

☆ A Tough Question for Chris Christie: Would Hillary Clinton Have Been Better Than Trump?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After several gray-haired attendees asked Mr. Christie about Medicare, prescription drug prices and the like, a 15-year-old audience member named Quinn Mitchell — who had also heard Mr. Christie strike similar themes a month earlier in New Hampshire — spoke up. hopeful willing to attack Mr. Trump. Chris Christie’s Answer“Hillary Clinton, in many, many ways, was a huge detriment to our democracy too. So I still would’ve picked Trump.”The SubtextMr. Christie’s answer was revealing. As much of a threat to democracy as he had just declared Mr. Trump to be, Mr. Christie, the former New Jersey governor, could not bring himself to say that Hillary Clinton would have been the better choice to preserve democracy.

☆ It's much easier to buy a home in these 5 cities than it was last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's a tough time to be a homebuyer: prices are high and mortgage rates are still relatively high. But in most US cities, it's actually gotten easier for buyers to negotiate prices and sales terms. Here are five cities from North Carolina to Hawaii where power has shifted to buyers the most. Those same relatively higher mortgage rates and property prices that still hover well above prepandemic levels, though, make it exceedingly hard for many Americans who want to buy a home to do so. Here are the five cities — from Hilo, Hawaii to Lebanon, New Hampshire — where buyers have gained the most power since last spring.

☆ Democrats’ next big fight: Which state goes first in the 2024 presidential primary
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

With Iowa facing possible eviction from the early states, many expect Democrats to elevate a Midwest state. The DNC’s rules and bylaws committee is scheduled to meet in early December in Washington to discuss the presidential primary schedule. The old system began with caucuses in Iowa, went to the New Hampshire primary, then Nevada and finally South Carolina. This week, Nevada Democrats attempted to leverage their party’s midterm performance into an early state slot — including Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory that decided the Senate majority. A Democrat working on Nevada’s push said the DNC has laid out criteria for early state consideration and voter access is a top concern.

☆ Duke Energy is one of the top leakers of a gas that is 25,000 times more polluting than carbon dioxide, EPA records show
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Phil Mckenna | Inside Climate News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

The emissions were equal to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of more than 59,000 automobiles, according to the EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalency calculator. Under such a scenario Duke Energy would likely have years of low emissions punctuated by a single year of high emissions. While other utilities have participated for decades in a voluntary program with the EPA to reduce SF6 emissions to next to nothing, Duke Energy has not. Brooks said Duke Energy is also targeting its most leaky equipment for faster replacement. The figure is roughly half of 1% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, far smaller than yearly emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary driver of climate change.

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