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Iowa Republicans vote to hold 2024 caucuses on Jan. 15

The Republican Party of Iowa announced Saturday morning that they will officially hold their 2024 First-in-the-Nation Caucus on Jan. 15, 2024.

Iowa Republicans vote to hold 2024 caucuses on Jan. 15

The Republican Party of Iowa announced Saturday morning that they will officially hold their 2024 First-in-the-Nation Caucus on Jan. 15, 2024.

COMING UP IN THE FULL FORECAST. WELL, THANKS, AMY. TONIGHT, IOWA REPUBLICANS ARE MAKING A BIG DECISION. THE GOP VOTED TODAY ON THE DATE FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUS. IN A UNANIMOUS DECISION, THE CAUCUS WILL NOW TAKE PLACE JANUARY 15TH OF NEXT YEAR, AND THAT’S ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER THAN USUAL. THIS MEANS THE CAUCUSES WILL BE HELD ON A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY. IOWA GOP LEADERS SAY WITH THE EARLIER DATE, IT IS NOW FULL STEAM AHEAD. IF THERE’S ONE THING THAT WE’VE LEARNED, THAT IS IT’S BETTER TO BE RIGHT THAN HURRIED. WE FOUND THAT OUT BACK IN ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A DECADE AGO. WE’RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS. AND WE WILL WE WILL BE AT THE TOP OF OUR GAME WHEN THE TIME COMES IN JANUARY. NOW, IOWA REPUBLICANS WILL STILL GO FIRST THIS YEAR, BUT NATIONAL DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO BUMP IOWA DEMOCRAT FROM FIRST IN THE NATION STATUS. THE DEMOCRATS AREN’T CAREFUL AND THEY CONTINUE TO JUST WAFFLE AND GO BACK AND FORTH AND AND, IN MY OPINION, MAKE ALL THE WRONG DECISIONS FOR THEIR PARTY AND THEIR AND THEIR AND OUR STATE. THEY’RE GOING THEY’RE GOING TO LOSE FIRST NATION FOR GOOD. NOW, IOWA DEMOCRATS NEW PLAN COULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAIL IN THEIR PRESIDENTIAL PICKS BEFORE VOTING STARTS IN OTHER STATES. BUT THEY’VE NOT YET RELEASED DETAILS ON TIMING, INCLUDING WHEN THEY’D RELEASE THOSE RESULTS. AND TODAY, IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR RITA HART RELEASED A STATEMENT ON THE GOP CAUCUS ANNOUNCEMENT. SHE SAYS THEIR PARTY DID NOT HAVE ANY INPUT ON THE CHOICE OF THAT DATE. HART ALSO ADDS THAT IOWA DEMOCRATS ARE, QUOTE, COMMITTED TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MOST
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Iowa Republicans vote to hold 2024 caucuses on Jan. 15

The Republican Party of Iowa announced Saturday morning that they will officially hold their 2024 First-in-the-Nation Caucus on Jan. 15, 2024.

The Republican Party of Iowa announced they'll hold their First-in-the-Nation 2024 caucus on Jan. 15. The State Central Committee unanimously voted Saturday morning to approve the date. "After our state legislature and governor took needed action earlier this year to preempt Iowa Democrats' plans to derail the Iowa Caucus by running a de facto primary election instead, we are also proud to affirm that Iowa will continue to honor our half-century-old promises to the other carveout states," Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann said.In a plan released in May, Iowa Democrats said they plan to hold in-person caucuses on the same day as Iowa Republicans. However, Iowa Democrats will not select presidential preference at the caucuses. Instead, state Democrats plan to mail in their pick for the Democratic presidential nominee. Following today's announcement, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement:"We're aware of the decision by the Iowa Republican Party. However, we did not have a chance to have any input on the choice of this date. No matter what, Iowa Democrats are committed to moving forward with the most inclusive caucus process in Iowa's history. We’re committed to doing what's good for Democrats, what's good for Iowa, and what's good for democracy."

The Republican Party of Iowa announced they'll hold their First-in-the-Nation 2024 caucus on Jan. 15. The State Central Committee unanimously voted Saturday morning to approve the date.

"After our state legislature and governor took needed action earlier this year to preempt Iowa Democrats' plans to derail the Iowa Caucus by running a de facto primary election instead, we are also proud to affirm that Iowa will continue to honor our half-century-old promises to the other carveout states," Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann said.

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In a plan released in May, Iowa Democrats said they plan to hold in-person caucuses on the same day as Iowa Republicans. However, Iowa Democrats will not select presidential preference at the caucuses. Instead, state Democrats plan to mail in their pick for the Democratic presidential nominee.

Following today's announcement, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement:

"We're aware of the decision by the Iowa Republican Party. However, we did not have a chance to have any input on the choice of this date. No matter what, Iowa Democrats are committed to moving forward with the most inclusive caucus process in Iowa's history. We’re committed to doing what's good for Democrats, what's good for Iowa, and what's good for democracy."