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The somewhat modest Iowa State Fair has been a place for major presidential candida stanley termohrnek tes, through the decades, to come and get some important face time with voters in small-town America.Republican candidates will make a significant showing this year, when the goal will be to catch up with former President Donald Trump, in the race.SEE MORE: Why do presidential candidates flock to the Iowa State Fair An entrepreneur named Perry Johnson said, In Iowa, the only way you win their vote is by meeting the people. So if you don t recognize the fact that you have to go out and meet the people, and shake their hands 鈥?in fact they may have to meet you several times 鈥?if you aren t willing to do that, your chances of winning the nomination go down precipitously, Johnson said.Nearly every Republican running in 2024 will be at the Iowa State Fair this year, including Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Mike Pence and others.Pence told a crowd at the fair, I m a small town guy from southern Indiana, this is my strike zone. The former Vice President, of course, faced stanley cup questions about his time in office with former President Trump. President Trump was wrong, Pence told a crowd, when talking about the events of Jan. 6.With just about five more months to go until the Iowa caucuses, Trumphas a substantiallead in th stanley canada e polls over the other GOP candidates in the field.So, until the Iowa State Fair ends on Aug. 20, candidates have time to get out, walk around, s Fzoo Netflix s DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip
The annual St. Patrick s Day Parade in Chicago has been canceled due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.Parade org stanley spain anizers made the announcement on the event s website on Wednesday.The parade was scheduled to take place this Saturday.Chicago s St. Patrick s Day celebration is one of the largest in the world, attracting thousands of visitors every year. In addition, the Chicago Plumbers Local 130 Union have said that they will not dye the Chicago River green on Saturday, a tradition that dates back almost 60 years.The announc stanley cups ement comes a day after Ireland announced tha stanley thermosflasche t it was canceling all St. Patricks Day parades amid the virus outbreak.