Republicans Gather in Iowa to Ride, Eat and Disagree

As the politicians and Republican Party officials tossed out the red meat on Saturday at an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Wayne Johnson, a 70-year-old farmer and financial consultant from Forest City, Iowa, had some quieter thoughts about the next president he would like to see.

The violence in American schools and public places, the tribalism in politics, the negativity of the nation’s elected officials — “If a leader can take us…