The Iowa State Fair: Traditions, Tractor Pulls, And President Trump

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🗓️ 17 August 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Republican presidential hopefuls have been hitting the ground in Iowa this week, as they fight to make a name for themselves before the caucus voters this January. The recently released FOX News Power Rankings show former President Donald Trump remains the GOP frontrunner, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott trailing behind him. The Iowa State Fair has long served as a proving ground for presidential candidates to introduce themselves to primary voters and shake up the race. FOX News Sunday Anchor Shannon Bream joins the Rundown to share why voters in Iowa look forward to getting to know their options, Trump's legal woes, and why he continues to dominate the polls. Last week, disaster struck in Hawaii resulting in the deadliest wildfires in American history. Now, the Maui community of Lahaina has been almost entirely destroyed by the blaze. The emergency response to this crisis from the federal government has been criticized as slow however local Hawaiians are banding together to help take care of their own. Lahaina resident and co-founder of Great Forest Ministry Non-Profit, Ryan Valliere had his home decimated by the wildfires but with the help of his ministry he is working to get those in the community necessary funds to survive. On the podcast, he discusses the harrowing experience, what his organization is doing to help, and his hopes for Lahaina to rise from the ashes. Plus, commentary by former Congressman Jason Chaffetz, host of the Jason in the House podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Tom Shaloo. I'm Liz Peak. I'm Charles Payne and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:08.5	Thursday, August 17th, 2023. I'm Jared Halpert. Iowa takes center stage and for Republicans looking
0:17.0	to take on President Biden. They first need to convince voters they're a better choice than
0:22.2	the former president. They trust Donald Trump. They may not have before the first time they voted.
0:27.3	And he didn't win the caucus there in 2016, but they feel like he proved himself and so they
0:32.3	don't feel the need to peel off. We speak with Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream about the state of
0:38.0	play in the GOP primary. Only subradi. There is mass devastation on Maui, but hope and community
0:46.3	live on. People are really fighting for each other and really working together to rebuild
0:52.7	what has been lost and burned up in the fire. And I'm Jason Chafetz. I've got the final word on the Fox
0:59.2	News rundown. The favorite coffee mug of mine I bought it a popular Des Moines gift shop proudly
1:08.9	proclaims Iowa for some reason you have to come here to be president. Whether or not that remains
1:15.3	the case in the years to come is up for debate, but at least in 2024 Republicans looking to be
1:21.6	president Joe Biden need to win over voters before the caucuses in January. I think these voters
1:28.0	take it really seriously. They pay attention to what's going on in the national campaign and they
1:32.2	pay attention to the national polls. Iowa political strategist David Cocoa says voters in the state
1:37.5	also can break late. So we might see polling now shows president Trump up, but if other candidates
1:44.0	are out working him on the ground here and out organizing, you know, you could see a real
1:48.8	surprise in Iowa. That ground game often begins at the Iowa state fair. It's been underway all week,
1:54.9	nearly all Republicans in the race have walked the midway, flipped pork chops and shaken an awful lot
2:00.4	of hands. Well, gosh, the caucuses are such an interesting unique way of doing this. The multiple
2:05.6	votes the getting together in like school cafeterias and gyms and I mean, it really is kind of a beautiful
2:11.5	thing because you see our process in action. Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream is anchoring this week
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