Now, as the candidates hit the trail in key early states at the start of a critical summer stretch, their pitches are increasingly about distinguishing themselves from one another.
The long-overlapping circles of the two Republicans are coming sharply into focus — and stoking anxieties in a state where everyone knows everyone in local politics.
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he would support raising the voting age to 25, unless a voter were to serve in the military or pass a test.
At an Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition event, former vice president Mike Pence rejected the idea that abortion laws should be left solely to each state.
Haley is set to deliver a speech Tuesday aiming to put her stamp on the issue as an unapologetic antiabortion voice who can nonetheless win back moderates who other Republican candidates alienated in the midterms.