Donald Trump’s visit to Iowa on Saturday for a marquee college football matchup marked just the sixth time the former president has visited the Hawkeye State since entering the race roughly ten months ago.
His absence — though he remains the overwhelming favorite with a double-digit lead in the state — flies in the face of the old political maxim that candidates must press the flesh to win the GOP’s kickoff nominating contest.And yet, Mr. Trump was the biggest political draw at the game between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.
Mr. DeSantis intensified his focus on Iowa over the summer after some early stumbles. He made an appearance at Saturday’s game with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. Ms. Reynolds, an Iowa State alum, is beloved by Republicans in the state. The latest Des Moines Register poll, released after the Iowa State Fair last month, showed Mr. Trump with a 42% to 19% lead over Mr. DeSantis, who places a distant second in most surveys. There was a silver lining for the rest of the field as a third of Mr. Trump’s supporters said they could be persuaded to change their minds.
“He pops in occasionally to remind his supporters that he loves them, but otherwise … has not spent as much time here as most of the other Republican candidates,” Mr. Goldford said. “At the same time, what has all that attention from the latter gained them in polls up to now? Not much, apparently.”That reality – combined with the more than 90 felony charges against Mr. Trump and doubts about the accuracy of polls – gives his rivals a glimmer of hope.
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