know, run the board against trump? it s entirely possible. i mean, what that poll shows is that more than six in ten republicans are open to or going to support somebody other than donald trump. which means that trump s lead is wide, but it s thin, and state by state in iowa, polling at 44% which means 56% of republicans want somebody else. in new hampshire, 42%, means 58% want somebody else. south carolina, 43%, 57% want somebody else. the question becomes can one candidate consolidate that support between the non-trump voters and persuadeable voters and break out and the first time you ll have a chance to see somebody do that is the fox news debate next week. that s really there are two primaries. primaries to take on trump and then there s the primary the primary who is going to take on trump and the primary against
like vivek ramaswamy, nikki haley, robert f. kennedy, jr., and mike pence, spent the weekend walking around in the heat and humidity trying to connect with voters, losing their suits and ties and trying to be relateable and make or break moments as they prepare for the fox news debate. kennedy tells us he wants biden on the debate stage. i want to debate joe biden. i think that s that s the contest that americans really need. and that s the contest that americans have a right to see. thousands of people were here at the fairgrounds, trump surrounded by the big crowds in the short visit and desantis was talking with voters one on one, he tells me he plans to hit all 99 iowa counties. trump tells me he feels right at home in the hawk eye state. listen. how is it going in iowa? we love iowa. you are pretty popular in iowa? i guess so, the biggest crowd
alexis? that s right. tim scott not the only one talking about the economy and how people s pocket books are doing. presidential hopefuls on the ground in des moines at the packed iowa state fair. one of the main topics was all about money. listen. what are they telling you they care about? they want to see bidenomics reversed. it s clearly middle class people are having a more difficult time getting ahead. we ll do that. we ll have full energy independence. trump was also on the ground at the iowa state fair. only there a short time but did he create quite the buzz. we saw vivek ramaswamy, mike pence and nikki haley also working the crowds, too, talking to voters ahead of the fox news debate. it s great to see average americans. what they feel more than anything is the economy. they talk about how expensive things are. they feel like they re not
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six months and up to the first the nation iowa caucuses. all but one of the gop candidates took the stage there at last night at the iowa republican parties annual lincoln dinner. many of those candidates have been campaigning in iowa will former president trump fist isholding a rally tonight in pennsylvania. bill melugin is live in des moines, iowa with more. hey bill. a arthel good afternoon to there s obviously a lot on the line for these candidates is a tragedy if they could to connect with these iowa voters last night for some of them are running very low in the poll numbers for will show you but haven t felt little for so i will popular public and governor kim reynolds got up and spoke, keep in mind only seven of the 14 gop candidates have qualified for that first a fox news debate next month mcknight pit mike