This is why we fight. Im adam schiff, and i approve this message. Welcome to a Special Coverage of the Iowa Republican caucuses. In a few hours the gop will be one step closer to choosing a candidate to take on joe biden. Here is des moines, where its 2 degrees below zero, trump himself has expressed concerns that his margins could take a hit from the frozen temperatures. What are the candidate saying in these final hours . Nikki haley began her day at the drake diner here in des moines, a popular spot. And shes telling iowans to go out and caucus for her, she says shes not worried about the weather, shes feeling a lot of momentum and excitement on the ground. She has centered her campaign on this notion that she would be the strongest person to go up against President Biden in november, so principally, about electability. Meanwhile Governor Desantis, Crisscrossing The State as well. Take a listen to what he had to say. People are going to say, theres only two possible nominees, donald
this is why we fight. i m adam schiff, and i approve this message. welcome to a special coverage of the iowa republican caucuses. in a few hours the gop will be one step closer to choosing a candidate to take on joe biden. here is des moines, where it s 2 degrees below zero, trump himself has expressed concerns that his margins could take a hit from the frozen temperatures. what are the candidate saying in these final hours? nikki haley began her day at the drake diner here in des moines, a popular spot. and she s telling iowans to go out and caucus for her, she says she s not worried about the weather, she s feeling a lot of momentum and excitement on the ground. she has centered her campaign on this notion that she would be the strongest person to go up against president biden in november, so principally, about electability. meanwhile governor desantis, crisscrossing the state as well. take a listen to what he had to say. people are going to say, there s only two poss
former president donald trump canceling three out of four in-person events weekend due to the freezing cold weather and blizzard warnings, opting for virtual rallies instead. welcome to fox news live, i m griff jenkins. joey: i m jacqui heinrich. this is all happening as ron desantis and nikki haley continue duking it out for their battle for a distant second place. we have fox team coverage, we will start with grady trimble who s braving the weather there in des moines. hey, grady. reporter: hey, jackie. former president trump was supposed to have a busy weekend here in iowa, but as griff noted, he canceled a few of his events. one of them though is still on for tomorrow. all of the campaigns kind of scrambling because of this cold and snowy weather we ve been experiencing. take a look at the latest polling here in iowa. it shows the former president with a commanding lead. former south carolina governor nikki haley gaining some ground but still way behind trump. at his
It looks like 30 below, zero wind chills as the caucuses get underway. A lot of folks who are hearing the buzz about the iowa caucuses were thinking about maybe going for a candidate. They stay home and make Chili And Cinnamon rolls tonight. Whose supporters do you think could be the most affected by that . Which candidate . You have competing arguments from the Trump Team saying his supporters are so devoted, they would crawl over glass for him. You have Ron Desantis a hes got people. Nikki haley seem arguing shes got appeal in urban areas. May be easy to get to their caucus places. What is your sense of who shakes out the best here . I think you are absolutely right. I think the trump supporters will walk through glass or a blizzard to get to the caucus. Trump feels like they are
former president trump for not being here in iowa while the other candidates are, but it s clear that his support in iowa is strong. now he s just trying to get out the vote is, get caucus goers to their caucus places on monday. now i m going to send it over to my colleague aishah hasnie who is smarter than i reporting from inside today. [laughter] reporter: that s right, grady, thank you very much. we are at smitty s, a very popular spot to talk politics and eat lunch, and you can see behind me people are here, so they re braving the weather. they re getting out, they re grabbing lunch and talking politics. now let s talk former governor nikki haley. she is physically back on the trail out there in cedar falls earlier this morning, now headed to iowa city. she had to replace all her in-person events yesterday, guys, to telephone town halls instead because of the dang weather. haley is surging in iowa though, second now in that suffolk if university poll grady just mentioned, about 8