GOP Candidates Compete for Evangelical Support at Family Leader Summit in Des Moines

Evangelical Christian voters in Iowa are a crucial voting bloc, and any Republican hoping to win the nomination over Donald Trump must win their support. Iowa's Republican Governor Kim Reynolds called a special legislative session to pass a six-week abortion ban, which has garnered both support and opposition. While Trump still enjoys significant support among evangelical voters in Iowa, other Republican candidates, such as Mike Pence, are trying to siphon some of that support away from him. Trump's absence from an evangelical Christian summit in Iowa, where the abortion ban will be signed, may provide an opportunity for other candidates to connect with evangelical voters.