When Vivek Ramaswamy arrived in Grinnell, Iowa for a campaign event on Oct. 5, he was strutting with confidence, riding a recent wave of media attention accompanied by an uptick in the polls. Ramaswamy seemed to be defying the odds. He was a 38-year-old with little name recognition and no political experience, but he was.
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Iowa Republicans delivered a decisive victory to former President Donald Trump on Monday night, braving the frigid weather to participate in the caucuses. Trump won with an outright majority, winning 51.1% of the vote statewide. Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, took second with 21.2%, proving predictions that placed him behind Nikki Haley in the polls.
As the Iowa caucuses and subsequent presidential elections approach, Grinnell College is in a unique geographical position to facilitate the visit of presidential candidates. Vivek Ramaswamy’s visit to Grinnell marks the first of what will likely be more than one instance of a prominent politician coming to the town of Grinnell. At the S&B we.
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