Nikki Haley enlists former adviser to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in final caucus push

Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) may have endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in his bid to secure the 2024 Republican nomination, but a former adviser for the Iowa governor has now joined former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s campaign.

Pat Garrett, who worked for Reynolds as a communications adviser from 2018 to 2022, is joining Haley’s team for the 2024 hopeful’s final push in the Hawkeye State — and less than a month before the Republican caucuses.

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“I’m thrilled to join Team Haley in this final stretch before the Iowa caucuses,” he said in a press release from her campaign. “The energy on the ground is real and the momentum is strong. Let’s get it done.”

Garrett previously worked for Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who gave her endorsement to former President Donald Trump earlier this year. Haley’s campaign said Garrett will be leading its media efforts in Iowa in the lead-up to the caucuses.

With under a month until the nominating contest, Haley has beefed up her schedule in the state as she looks to finish strong and keep up her momentum in New Hampshire.

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Along with Garrett’s hiring and the increased events in Iowa, Haley benefits from the expansive grassroots army of Americans for Prosperity Action. The Charles Koch-tied conservative group recently endorsed Haley and is putting its money and resources behind her in the days leading up to the Republican caucuses and primaries. According to AFP, it sends out nearly 150 volunteers to knock on doors each day in Iowa and has already reached over 300,000 people in the state since announcing the Haley endorsement.

In the most recent Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll, Haley is behind both Trump and DeSantis, with 16%. But strategists have claimed she doesn’t need a first-place finish to keep her momentum up, just a strong finish in second or third.