A blizzard pelted Iowa at the beginning of the week, dumping multiple inches of snow and prompting campaigns to scrap events Monday and Tuesday.
Frigid temperatures, heavy snowfall and slick roads are presenting complications for 2024 aspirants as they scramble to crisscross Iowa in the homestretch and draw voters out in below-zero weather on Jan. 15.
A blizzard pelted Iowa at the beginning of the week, dumping multiple inches of snow and prompting campaigns to scrap events Monday and Tuesday.
Candidates are set to reckon with more surprises from Mother Nature as additional snow is forecasted for Friday and negative-degree temperatures are projected for the weekend leading into caucus day.
“That’s going to be a challenge,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters when asked about the brutal forecast for caucus night.
“I think our voters are the type that that are going to come out. They vote.”
DeSantis had his own weather dilemmas back home with multiple tornados ripping through the Sunshine State this week. He assured reporters that Florida was “in good shape” and prepared for that storm.
The 45-year-old delivered the State of the State address from Tallahassee, then bolted back to Iowa, but forgot something important: His winter jacket.
