Statewide Iowa — The Iowa Republican Party’s fundraiser on August 10th showcased the GOP’s top of the ticket candidates this November and focused on the presidential campaign that will soon follow.
That’s Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who has led a group of national party officials who recommended that Iowa’s Caucuses go first as Republicans select a presidential nominee in 2024. Republican National Committee Chairwoman, Ronna Romney McDaniel, says she put Kaufmann in charge to send the signal that she did not want the order of voting events in the next presidential campaign to change.
The Republican National Committee voted in mid-April to keep Iowa’s Caucuses first. The Democratic National Committee has been considering a plan that would dislodge the Iowa Caucuses that Democrats participate in from the lead off spot in 2024. McDaniel suggests the decision’s been made, but Democrats delayed the announcement so as not to distract from Iowa’s 2022 elections.
The fundraiser opened with a prayer from Steve Scheffler, the Republican National Committeeman from Iowa. He mentioned the F-B-I’s search of former President Trump’s home in Florida.
Governor Kim Reynold accused the Biden Administration of unleashing the FBI on parents, taxpayers, gun owners and the former president.
Senator Chuck Grassley says he spoke with FBI director Christopher Wray and asked about the classified documents Trump was keeping at his Mar-A-Lago estate.
Grassley asked during his speech to the GOP crowd, who responded with applause and cheers. The Republican National Committee chairwoman says the Biden Administration needs to reveal why Trump’s home was searched.
McDaniel says continued silence about the case fuels distrust of government institutions.
