Robert Costa

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Here in Clive, Iowa, former Amb. Haley says she supports the U.S. confronting Putin, “preventing a bigger war from happening.” A man stands up and shouts that Ukraine is not an ally and says he’s “done” with GOP if it’s going to be a “war party.” Haley calm, explains her view. https://t.co/kquj47Msc2 — PolitiTweet.org

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If there are questions about what DeSantis is doing in Iowa beyond selling books, he’s been working the rope line in Davenport, taking selfies, signing posters, and holding kids put in his arms by fans for past 10-15 minutes and still going. https://t.co/plG0Ykxe7t — PolitiTweet.org

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Sitting down with @KimReynoldsIA, DeSantis dismissively refers to the “legacy media” and says the press and “the left” have “spasms” in reaction to him. Then, as event wraps, he comes off stage to greet voters. Some here wondered if he’d do handshakes and selfies in Iowa. https://t.co/MIDwnBFiMa — PolitiTweet.org

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Listening to DeSantis in Davenport. First time he’s been in Iowa. Gets enthusiastic standing O from conservative GOP crowd when he rails against “Leninism” and “Marxism” and criticizes “gender ideology” in schools. “Just let our kids be kids!” he tells them, to cheers. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CBSMornings: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ trip to Iowa may be about more than promoting and selling his book — it’s a chance to introduce… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmart: NEW: The Stop Trump campaign is filling up hotel ballrooms + lobby bars at donor retreats every wknd But I went to one of them… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dylanewells: Nikki Haley, on the eve of the release of a new Iowa poll from the @DMRegister, says “whatever the polls tell you today, t… — PolitiTweet.org

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DeSantis indicates privately he intends to run for president in 2024 as allies prepare… https://t.co/tzgxpQJtnP — PolitiTweet.org

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VP Harris in Florida... https://t.co/cJqJ9ICAVo — PolitiTweet.org

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Haley notes she's not an advocate for subsidies. But she knows she's in Iowa. Ethanol HQ. She says, "I'm not going to do anything to take away ethanol subsidies," with caveat: as long as other energy sources are getting subsidies. Full exchange worth watching at some point. — PolitiTweet.org

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Most intriguing exchange is on ethanol. Iowa crowd wants answers. Haley expresses openess to discussing it but is careful about making big promise/stand on the issue... "Ethanol has proven that it's cleaner," she says. But, she asks, "do you want to continue with the subsidies?" — PolitiTweet.org

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Tonight is first time since her announcement, which I covered in C'ton, that I've seen Haley on the trail. Town-hall setting. Trumpism influence seen in how she talks about other nations (confrontational, same way she talks about SC GOP foes). But doesn't lean into nationalism. — PolitiTweet.org

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Haley is not running against Trump. Or DeSantis. Or anyone. Talking up rec, nodding twd some policy stances (broadly hawkish on foreign policy but also a bit 'America First' in rhetoric) and traditional GOP on fiscal policy, calling for some changes to long term fed spending... — PolitiTweet.org

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Former ambassador ⁦@NikkiHaley⁩ in snowy Nevada, Iowa tonight. Starts speech by talking up ⁦@IowaStateU⁩ basketball team’s latest victory and her bio. Tells crowd she grew up near farms, didn’t go to Ivy League, was outsider in SC GOP before being elected governor… https://t.co/2gFUJmODEi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: NEW from NYT crew https://t.co/PfaYGXQRp0 — PolitiTweet.org

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@semaforben Ben Smith (Iowa) told CBS News he has a twin brother who works in another industry. Just saying. — PolitiTweet.org

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Back in snowy Des Moines for the first time since 2020… first stop, of course, was to say hello to Ben Smith, the owner of Smitty’s, home to what might be the world’s best pork tenderloin sandwich and a “must stop” for political reporters https://t.co/kqWws3BNcZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alaynatreene: News: McConnell, who tripped at a dinner event last night and is in the hospital, is being treated for a concussion. "He… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @meridithmcgraw: Inbox: Trump’s former Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli launched NEVER BACK DOWN PAC urging F… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bresreports: NEWS: @LeaderMcConnell has been hospitalized following a fall at a DC hotel. Per a McConnell spokesman: “This evening, Le… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Center4Politics: ICYMI: Responding to a question from @Center4Politics Scholar @costareports at our event w/ Sen. @BernieSanders last w… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IsaacDovere: Harris just now at a fundraiser in Miami, not quite saying DeSantis’s name: “being here in Florida, I think it’s really i… — PolitiTweet.org

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Haley in Iowa this week... DeSantis will be there Friday and then Trump a few days later — PolitiTweet.org

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also, of course, notable for how this could affect Sen. Sinema/2024 Senate race, should she decide to run on the No Labels line — PolitiTweet.org

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something to watch, should Trump win the GOP nomination and No Labels is able to recruit a high-profile anti-Trump Republican/centrist Democrat to run in Arizona, at the least, in 2024 general... — PolitiTweet.org

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something to watch, should Trump win the GOP nomination and No Labels is be able to recruit a high-profile anti-Trump Republican/centrist Democrat to run in Arizona, at the least, in 2024 general... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CBSNewsPress: RATINGS: @FacetheNation with @MargBrennan is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show in total viewers on March 5. Read… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jdickerson: Grievance, character, generation, competency: four pitches for GOP '24 nomination. Our conversation with @costareports http… — PolitiTweet.org

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The political push stirred at this little-noticed activist event in Richmond, which CBS covered last April, culminated today with Schultz agreeing to testify before Sanders’s committee… https://t.co/y7bCTSrRBo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FaceTheNation: Asked whether a Republican who runs against Trump in 2024 has "to actually run against Trump," former MD Gov. Larry Hoga… — PolitiTweet.org