Miscarriages, abortion and Thanksgiving - DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy talk family and faith at Iowa roundtable

"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spoke at a roundtable Friday moderated by influential evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats."

""nnAsked by Vander Plaats why he didn't just "wait his turn" until after Trump was unable to run, DeSantis said Trump is a candidate who's "high risk with low reward."

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""nnAsked by Vander Plaats why he didn't just "wait his turn" until after Trump was unable to run, DeSantis said Trump is a candidate who's "high risk with low reward."

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"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spoke at a roundtable Friday moderated by influential evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats."

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"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spoke at a roundtable Friday moderated by influential evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats."

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"DeSantis' comments echoed his usual critiques of Trump on the campaign trail, but he gave them Friday night in front of a bloc of 800 evangelical voters brought in by Vander Plaats, who may endorse DeSantis.nn"

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"DeSantis' comments echoed his usual critiques of Trump on the campaign trail, but he gave them Friday night in front of a bloc of 800 evangelical voters brought in by Vander Plaats, who may endorse DeSantis.nn"

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"Vander Plaats further pressed Haley on whether she would have signed a six-week abortion ban as South Carolina governor.nn"

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""nnDeSantis also shared for the first time publicly, that his wife Casey DeSantis, too, suffered a miscarriage.nn"

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"Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in Iowa and nationwide for the GOP nomination, was invited but did not attend.nn"

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"Haley went on to explain that a federal abortion bill is not feasible because it would not have enough congressional support, and instead, the focus should be on saving as many lives as possible.nn"

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""I think as a lame duck with poor personnel and the distractions, it's going to be hard for him to get this done," said DeSantis, who has consistently trailed the former president by double digits in polling.nn"

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""nnAt Friday's roundtable, Haley was asked to clarify her stance on abortion after Vander Plaats claimed many wondered if her recent remarks calling for a consensus was "too pro-choice."

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"In August, South Carolina's highest court upheld the six week ban signed by GOP Gov. Henry McMaster in May."

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"""I am unapologetically pro-life," Haley responded, touting her record as governor of South Carolina."

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"President Biden's campaign quickly reacted and released a statement saying Haley is "no moderate - she's an anti-abortion MAGA extremist who wants to rip away women's freedoms just like she did when she was South Carolina governor."

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"President Biden's campaign quickly reacted and released a statement saying Haley is "no moderate - she's an anti-abortion MAGA extremist who wants to rip away women's freedoms just like she did when she was South Carolina governor."

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""My candidacy is lower risk - because we'll run Biden ragged around this country - but high reward."

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"Haley maintained that while she is pro-life, it's a matter that must be addressed in a way that doesn't further divide the country.nn"

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""We wanted to have a family, and it didn't happen at first," DeSantis said."

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