(Radio Iowa) — Republican Governor Kim Reynolds held her second annual “Harvest Festival” fundraiser this weekend, critiquing her opponent’s debate performance and bringing in reinforcements who stressed a national G-O-P campaign theme. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders was the evening’s keynote speaker, telling the audience elections have consequences — and there’s a 5-to-4 conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court now because Donald Trump is president. Senator Chuck Grassley told the crowd “Remember Kavanaugh!” should be the battle cry of every Republican campaign in the country. And Senator Joni Ernst asked the crowd to acknowledge Grassley’s role in getting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh confirmed. “I know this is Kim Reynolds’ night, but can we give a big round for Chuck Grassley?” Ernst asked.

The White House press secretary also praised Grassley’s role as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “He singlehandedly stood in the face and said: ‘Absolutely not. We will not allow you to take over this process. We will not allow you to tear us down and we will not allow us to stop,'” Sanders said. “He did a great thing. Thank you, senator.” That was the third of three ovations Grassley received from the crowd of Republicans gathered in Des Moines Saturday night. Reynolds asked the crowd if they’d watched her debate with Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell.

“I have to tell you, I had a fun,” Reynolds said. “It was my first debate ever, but it is pretty darned fun to talk about the amazing things that are happening in this state and talk about how we want to build on that success and I think it was a stark contrast.” Reynolds told the crowd Hubbell didn’t look like he was having fun during the event because he was “tearing down our state.” Reynolds and Hubbell are scheduled to debate again on Wednesday night. Their third and final debate will be held on Sunday morning.