Author: Brianne Pfannenstiel

“This is a cycle where we certainly will need to winnow out who’s a pretender and who’s a contender,” said one Iowa Republican political consultant.

“This is a cycle where we certainly will need to winnow out who’s a pretender and who’s a contender,” said one Iowa Republican political consultant.

Republicans say Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is uniquely influential among the GOP base as the national spotlight turns, once again, to Iowa.