August 25, 2020 / By mobanmarket
Vice President Pence will go on a bus tour in Iowa later this month, just days before Democratic White House contenders duke it out in the Hawkeye State’s 2020 caucuses.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s reelection campaign announced Saturday that Pence will start his tour in Sioux City on Jan. 30, making stops in Council Bluffs and ending in Des Moines. The caucuses will take place four days later, on Feb. 3.
Pence is slated to deliver remarks at an Evangelicals for Trump event in Sioux City and a Veterans for Trump event in Council Bluffs before joining joining Trump for a rally at the Knapp Center at Drake University in Des Moines.
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Trump’s campaign announced plans for the rally earlier this week.
Pence and Trump’s visits to the Hawkeye State, traditionally considered a swing state in presidential elections, could serve to simultaneously gin up support for their reelection campaign and draw voters’ attention away from the looming caucuses.
The state’s six electoral votes are a key piece to the president’s reelection path. Trump decisively won Iowa in 2016, capturing 51 percent of the vote to Democrat Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s 41 percent.
On the Democratic side, polls show a contested race heading into the caucuses, with former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, Sens. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE (D) locked in the field’s top tier and any of the four poised for a first-place finish.
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