• Voters are scheduled to decide the 2024 Republican presidential nominee on Monday.
• Candidates on the Iowa ballot include former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswami, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson as a 2024 presidential candidate. They include Texas businessman Ryan Binkley.
• “These are people we've been in constant contact with and have built strong relationships with, so we know we can trust them,” DeSantis campaign spokesman Andrew Romeo told reporters after Wednesday's presidential debate. “I'm working on it,” he said.

Iowans gathered in subzero temperatures Monday to decide the 2024 Republican presidential nominee through a little-known event taking place in just a handful of U.S. states.

The Hawkeye State holds caucuses every four years. 1970s It is one of only nine states that still practices this practice. according to Send it to your local ACB news affiliate, WQUAD8. Voters 18 and older who are registered with the party will converge on schools, churches and event centers across the state at 7pm Central Time on January 15th, after weeks of aggressive campaigning by Republican candidates. (Related: Iowa restaurants roll out caucus menus based on 'meatball ron' and orange kielbasa…hmm…)

Candidates on the Iowa ballot include former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and 2024 presidential hopeful. and Texas businessman Ryan Binkley.

Caucuses differ from primaries in that voters gather in 1,657 precincts for a short, defined period of time to hear from caucus leaders who speak on behalf of specific candidates. according to Go to NPR. Participants will then use a secret ballot to nominate one delegate per district and vote on whether to approve the candidates during county conventions, usually scheduled for the summer. according to to the Des Moines Register.

Previous Iowa caucus winners include President Barack Obama in 2008, President Rick Santorum in 2012 and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in 2016, according to NPR. President Joe Biden is the Democratic incumbent this election cycle, and Democratic voters will caucus through mail-in ballots that will be mailed out between January 12 and February 19. according to In the New York Times.

Trump currently leads the nation with an average of 61% and in Iowa with an average of 53%. according to Go to RealClearPolitics. DeSantis and Haley each hold just under 20% of the votes in Iowa, making it a back-and-forth battle for second place.

Vivek Ramaswamy currently averages a 6% approval rating in Iowa, according to RealClearPolitics, while former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Christie averaged 3.5% in polls before announcing Wednesday that he was withdrawing from the race. Ta. Asa Hutchinson has consistently polled below 1% during her campaign.

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds endorsed Mr. DeSantis in November, saying she did not believe Mr. Trump could win the general election, but expressed confidence in Mr. DeSantis' ability to defeat Mr. Biden.

“I believe Ron can do it, and that's a big reason why I support him,” Reynolds said.

Both Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Ramaswamy completed the “Complete Grassley Counties” of Iowa's 99 counties, named after Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, who visits each year. Ramaswamy is aiming for a second tour, with several city halls scheduled by Monday.

The weather in Iowa is expected to be the coldest caucus day in the state's history, with temperatures expected to reach below freezing. according to This was reported to local media KCCI. But after Wednesday's presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, the campaign remained optimistic that the weather would not prevent Iowans from attending the caucuses.

“We can trust our people,” DeSantis campaign spokesman Andrew Romeo told reporters.

“Well, we went [saying] When candidates are in constant contact with voters, [visited] Romeo is registered in 99 counties and has stronger personal connections than anyone else. “That becomes important in cold weather like this.” “And when it's hard to get people involved and people don't want to participate, we know we can rely on people. They're people we've always been in contact with and have built strong relationships with. That’s why.”

Preya Samsunder, a spokeswoman for the SFA Foundation, which supports the Haley super PAC, also told reporters, “To paraphrase Frozen, 'I just didn't care about the cold.'”

“Here in Iowa, it's truly winter for us,” Samsander said. “As long as the roads are good, we're going to come out and do something. People are going to come out and do their jobs. They know how important the Iowa caucuses are. Iowans know how important their voices are in this process.”

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