Steve Deace

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Steve Deace
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Deace in 2016
Born
Steven Deace

(1973-07-28) July 28, 1973 (age 48)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupation
  • Conservative activist
  • Talk show host
Political partyIndependent[1]
Spouse(s)Amy Deace
Children3

Steven James Deace (born July 28, 1973) is an American conservative political activist and talk show host.[2][3][4][5] His show The Steve Deace Show is on the Blaze Media platform.

Early life[]

Born on July 28, 1973, Deace is the son of Vickie McNeeley. McNeeley, who was 14 years old and not married at the time, brought the pregnancy to full term after deciding not to have an abortion. She went on to raise him and three other children as a single mother in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.[3] McNeely later married when Deace was three years old. Although he was not formally adopted, Deace bears his stepfather's surname. Deace was abused by his stepfather throughout his childhood. He attended Michigan State University in the early 1990s, but later dropped out of school.[3]

Career[]

Deace's first job was as a sports reporter for The Des Moines Register. He then hosted a sports talk show KXNO (AM), and later an evening drive talk show on WHO (AM).[3] Since 2010, Deace has been backed Christian conservative businessmen in Iowa when Deace helped the successful campaign to defeat three members of the Iowa Supreme Court who approved same-sex marriage.[3] During Obama's presidency, Deace was criticized for hosting birther conspiracy theorists on his show.[6]

Deace now hosts The Steve Deace Show on Blaze TV. The show was formerly on CRTV until it merged with The Blaze. He previously co-hosted We Talk Sports on Blaze TV with former professional baseball player Curt Schilling.

Deace was a senior campaign operative in Iowa for Ted Cruz's presidential campaign in 2016. After Cruz dropped out of the race in May 2016, he posted a voter registration form with a check mark next to "no party" in response to calls for Republican unity behind Donald Trump and his presidential campaign.[1] When Ted Cruz endorsed Trump in September 2016, Deace said it was "the worst political miscalculation of my lifetime."[7][8] In 2017, he defended Steve Bannon's role in the White House, arguing that it would be a mistake for Trump to fire Bannon because of the signal it would send to conservatives.[9]

When it was apparent that Joe Biden was defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, Deace cast doubt about the validity of the vote in swing states, saying "When you went to bed Trump was ahead and the counting miraculously stopped. When you woke up it resumed, with Biden garnering Chavez-like totals in the dead of night. This is a coup.”[10]

Personal life[]

He and his wife, Amy, have three children. Deace is a Christian, converting in 2003 after attending a Promise Keepers rally.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Berenson, Tessa. "Meet the Republicans Who Say They'll Vote for Clinton". Time. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Alberta, Tim. "The Governor of Trump's America". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Calmes, Jackie (November 3, 2015). "Steve Deace and the Power of Conservative Media". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Walshe, Shushannah (December 9, 2011). "Meet Steve Deace: Iowa Radio's Christian Conservative Hitmaker – and Hitman". ABC News. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Glueck, Katie. "Evangelicals still peeved over Pence's religious freedom act flip". POLITICO. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Deace lends show to birther movement | Iowa Independent". March 9, 2011. Archived from the original Check |url= value (help) on March 9, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "After bitter battles, Cruz says he will vote for Trump". WMAZ. Archived from the original on 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ted Cruz backs down, endorses Donald Trump". Dallas News. September 23, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Peters, Jeremy W.; Haberman, Maggie (April 12, 2017). "Trump Undercuts Bannon, Whose Job May Be in Danger". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Disinformation machine for Trump targets remaining swing states as Biden leads". ThePrint. November 5, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

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