A cross-country campaign tour representing Republicans running in Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s November election resumed this week, stopping in New Mexico on Wednesday, where rising Republican stars team up with gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti. assemble the
But Youngkin, who was in demand for the campaign, took a break from touring on Thursday and Friday as he attended a two-day rally with about 80 Republican supporters at a luxury hotel outside Charlottesville, Virginia.
Attendees at what was dubbed a “red vest retreat,” referring to the red fleece vests often worn by governors, said Yankin was repeatedly questioned about his chances of winning the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Attendees, who requested anonymity for the purpose, told Fox News that the governor now has to support his fellow Republicans in this year’s election, Virginia’s 2023 agenda, and changing the state Senate from blue to red. He said he repeatedly stated that he was concentrating on in next year’s Virginia election.
But while Jonkin stressed the political steps he was taking and was unsure where those steps would lead, attendees said the governor asked donors to stay with him on his trek. I asked to
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The retreat included a panel discussion and a speech by former Speaker of the House and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Newt Gringrich. Participants said the Republican Party now has three leaders. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and Jonkin.
The move, along with Youngkin’s hectic itinerary on the campaign trail this summer and fall, will see the popular Virginia governor, who was elected less than a year ago as the first candidate, join a potential nationwide campaign. It’s further fueling speculation that it’s gearing up for.
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When asked about his 2024 candidacy, Youngkin told Fox News during an early September campaign halt in Maine — former Maine Governor Paul Lepage to run for his previous job. To help raise funds when – successful. Yonkin also reiterated that he was “incredibly honored by this discussion” and said, “The fact that my name is in the national mix is pretty overwhelming.”
Looking ahead to next year when the next presidential election is in full swing, the governor said, “I have to go to work in 2023 and put forward a big agenda in Virginia…where my attention is now.”
He’s wary of saying much about 2024 publicly, but behind the scenes he’s starting to make the moves he needs to make before starting his presidential campaign.
“He’s going around. He’s calling people out,” a Republican donor who requested anonymity to speak more freely told Fox News. And based on everything I’ve heard, he wants to go.
Pence returns to Iowa
Former Vice President Mike Pence returned to Iowa on Thursday to serve as a featured speaker at the annual gathering of prominent Republican families.
It was former Vice President Pence’s second trip to the state in a month, the start of a half-century-long run of presidential nominations, and Pence’s 2024 White House appointment. Another signal that the campaign is moving towards launch.
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Pence headlined the 15th annual Kauffman Family Harvest Dinner in the small town of Wilton, eastern Iowa, on Thursday, September 29th. Word of his visit was first shared nationally a week and a half ago.
The rally was started by longtime Republican Speaker of the Iowa Legislature, Jeff Kaufman. The dinner is now hosted by his son, state legislator Bobby Kaufman. The money raised at the event, which has attracted other Republican state legislative leaders and candidates, will go toward young Kaufman’s 2022 reelection fund.
Mr. Pence is no stranger to Iowa. Since ending his term as Vice President at the end of the Trump administration last January, he has now made five state visits. I spent two busy days running through Hawkeye State in August, including a visit to
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Last month, Mr. Pence made his fifth visit to New Hampshire in the past 18 months. New Hampshire has been the first state in the presidential nomination calendar for 100 years to host the primary. Pence headlined a fundraiser for former Army General Don Bolduc, who won the Republican Senate nomination the day before in a small but important general election battleground state. And he said in August, the former vice president headlined “Politics and Eggs” at the New Hampshire Political Institute. This is another must-see for White House hopefuls.
The former vice president, who has been scurrying across the country to help campaign and fundraise for Republicans running in the 2022 election, will run for his third election and first Southern primary since early 2021. I have also stopped by South Carolina, where the event is held, many times. — Republican presidential nominating calendar.
Pence repeatedly told Fox News and other media outlets when asked about 2024. After the midterm elections, “we will do what our families have always done: reflect, pray, and consider where we will serve next,” Pence told reporters on Thursday. When the time comes later, I will take the time to reflect on how I will serve in the future, either in the short term or the long term.”
Tim Scott to Iowa next Saturday
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is back in Iowa next weekend to headline a state Republican fundraising event.
The visit will spark more speculation that Scott, the rising star of the Republican Party and the only black Republican in the Senate, is considering a possible run for the White House in 2024.
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Scott will headline the event with Kaufman on October 8th at the Sioux Center in the red northwest corner of Hawkeye State. Word of the event was first shared with Fox News last week. I know you’re excited to hear optimism about the opportunity and the future of America.”
The stop is Scott’s second in Iowa in a month. He was in Central City in the eastern part of the state in his late August, headlining Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson’s annual BBQ his bash. Mr. Hinson could have a tough time getting re-elected in November. Scott also traveled to Iowa in his June to headline Iowa Republican Cedars his Rapids fundraising reception.
Senators have consistently downplayed any talk of a possible White House run in 2024. “His sole purpose is to be a great South Carolina Senator,” he told Fox News last year. But Scott added that the 2022 election will be his last Senate election.
Hogan returns to New Hampshire
Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland returned to New Hampshire on Thursday to headline the latest edition of “Politics and Eggs” at the New Hampshire Institute of Political Science.
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The topic of Hogan’s national ambitions will continue to rise as he considers the possibility of the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and participates in a series of talks at St. Anselm College in Goffstown.
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Hogan, whose term is limited and cannot run for reelection in the blue states of Maryland, has spent the last few months traveling the country representing fellow Republicans in the November ballot. went to New Hampshire twice in early July and late August. In between his two trips, he visited Iowa and also stopped at his state fair.
The governor told Fox News in July that he could start a Republican presidential campaign if he decided “there’s a path to victory, there’s a lane, and I have a chance.”