Iowa Talking Points Live at the Miller Meeks Tailgate — Iowa City

October 20, 2023

Sen. Charles Grassley, Sen. Joni Ernst, Vivek Ramaswamy, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Amb. Nikki Haley, Ryan Binkley, Sen. Tim Scott, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Gov. Doug Burgum, AG Brenna Bird, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Multiple — U.S. Senators, Governors, Presidential Candidates, Iowa Officials

This special edition of Iowa Talking Points featured twelve guests representing the full breadth of Iowa and national Republican leadership in the crucial months before the 2024 Iowa caucuses. Guests included U.S. Senators Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst, 2024 presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, and Ryan Binkley, along with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Moderated by Jeff Stein with co-hosts Rob Mudd and Gentry Collins.

In one of Iowa Talking Points' most ambitious productions, Jeff Stein, Rob Mudd, and Gentry Collins took the show on the road to the Miller Meeks Tailgate at Streb Construction Company in Iowa City on October 20, 2023 — hosting twelve separate conversations with some of the biggest names in Republican politics in under two hours.

The episode opened with Jeff Stein and Rob Mudd visiting with U.S. Senator Charles Grassley, Iowa's legendary senior senator. Jeff Stein and Gentry Collins then sat down with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, followed by Jeff Stein and Rob Mudd with 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Next, Jeff Stein and Gentry Collins spoke with former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, followed by Jeff Stein and Rob Mudd with former U.N. Ambassador and presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

The second half featured Jeff Stein and Gentry Collins with presidential candidate Ryan Binkley, then Jeff Stein and Rob Mudd with U.S. Senator Tim Scott. After a review segment with all three hosts, Jeff Stein and Gentry Collins sat down with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, followed by Jeff Stein and Rob Mudd with North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. The episode closed with conversations featuring Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Filmed on location at Streb Construction Company in Iowa City with a live audience — one of Iowa Talking Points' landmark road show productions.