Republican Party of Iowa

Nobody fights for those seats, so the kids just took them.

And by 2012, Ron Paul's Iowa campaign chairman was the chairman of the whole Iowa Republican Party.

That's the playbook DSA is running right now, line for line.

You don't take over a party from the top.

President Trump, perhaps you heard this, reportedly plans to visit Iowa twice before the November midterms.

Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann says Trump told him he'll be here October 22nd and November 1st.

Of course, Iowa, a big battleground.

It's become a [laughs] battleground.

President Trump will head to Iowa to hold two pre-election rallies, hoping to rally the troops for Republicans as the midterm election approaches.

The Republican Party of Iowa announced Thursday that the president would visit Iowa on October twenty-second and November first.

Details on the locations were not immediately available.

I just got off the phone with President Trump.

He is anxious for Iowans to hear his message before they vote.

Stay tuned for further details.

Jeff Kaufmann, Republican Party of Iowa chair, said in a statement.

Trump alluded to visits to Iowa during an announcement from the Oval Office on September twenty-eighth, promising he would travel to Iowa to help elect Representative Ashley Hinson to the U.S. Senate and other Republicans.

On October 22nd, which is a Thursday if- I believe, and November 1st, which is the Sunday before the election.

Um, uh, that was revealed by Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann this afternoon.

Todd, I mean, I mean, we, we can imagine the reasons for that.

Is, is that gonna be, uh...

Also, a reminder, my new podcast about the 2028 presidential campaign, The Making of a President, is out today.

Every Tuesday we talk to Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann about whether a non-Trumpy candidate can actually win the Republican nomination in 2028.

He's skeptical, but he was unusually candid with me about what it takes to win Iowa, uh, with Trump riding off into the sunset, wobbling off into the sunset, however you want to describe it.

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This is for the real heads, the real heads.

Tomorrow's guest, Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who was unusually frank with me about-

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... who can and can't win the Iowa caucuses.

Senator Chuck Grassley, statement, quote, "...this historic investment is a major win for Iowa workers and further cements Iowa's role in the future of American manufacturing.

Iowa has the workforce, work ethic, resources, and business climate to compete with anyone, and we are proud to welcome this project to our state." Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufman, "...President Trump is rebuilding American manufacturing, and Iowa is poised to be at the center of that comeback." This project will strengthen our domestic steel supply, protect our national security, and help restore an American industry that has endured decades of foreign undercutting.

And I will Representative Elizabeth Wilson, Democrat Marion.

Right now, Iowa should prioritize investments that will create good-paying jobs and strengthen Iowa's economy.

The lies, the promise of bribe money, the disregard for all law, the never-before-seen corruption, the promise to cheat like hell, and the care for no one but himself needs to be opposed with all our power and all our guts.

Know that the Iowa Republican Party has done nearly nothing to keep the state of Iowa from having soon the highest incidence of new cancer in the whole USA.

The Democratic Party has candidates dedicated to help you.

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Senator Joni Ernst speaking with Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufman on Friday during the party's Reagan dinner in West Des Moines.

Article by Robin Opsal and Kami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch.

West Des Moines.

Grassley, along with State House Speaker Pat Grassley and State Senate Majority Leader Mike Clemish, were among the other officials who gathered to thank Ernst for work in Washington, D.C., as well as her service as a state lawmaker and in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Ernst, who announced she would not seek re-election in September 2025, went on to endorse Hinson in January.

Speaking with Iowa Republican Party Chair Jeff Kaufman, Ernst reflected on her relationship with Hinson, saying she was happy to encourage Hinson's first run for the U.S. House to unseat former Democratic U.S. Rep. Abby Finknauer in 2020.

I just knew we had to find the right person to run against Congresswoman Finkenauer, and Ashley was that person from the time I met her when she interviewed me all those years ago, Ernst said.