SC Lede: Fair and Loathing in Iowa

By Gavin Jackson

Published August 15, 2023 at 12:01 AM EDT

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2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy raps along to rapper Eminem's "Lose Yourself" after his fair-side chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 12, 2023.

On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for August 15, 2023: a recap of some of the big moments from 2024 candidates at the Iowa State Fair this weekend; a look back on the life of late state Sen. John Scott, who passed away Sunday; and more.

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.

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