it is, right? get them to participate and have fun with it. reporter: she s showering all republican hopefuls with attention, sizing up the field along the way, but staying neutral, at least for now. it s really important that they feel they have a fair shot and they re welcome here in iowa. and i want iowans to have a chance to interact with them. you re not ruling out potentially an endorsement at the end? you should never say never. never never. we ll wait and see what happens. probably looking at neutral, especially at the beginning of this. it s naturally going to start to narrow, and then we ll take a look at, you know, where it s at. so, it s early for that. reporter: reynolds wants republicans to find the strongest candidate to win back the white house. she believes the race is far from settled. it s so early. people are paying so much attention to the national polls. and i can tell you, it s just not refliective of what i m hearing from iowans as i m
paul said yes except former president donald trump who has been lashing out credit for reynolds election and attacking her for not reporting him. reynolds, i was first female governor s mild and took exception to that. it s actually iowans who made the decision to elect me in a really tough year. 22 he was not a good year for republicans. i squeaked by. reporter: the 2018 midterms were a referendum on tron. trumps attacks on her are now part of an ad for desantis. her once close relationship with trump has grown more complicated. do you think republicans are wrong to see as the inevitable nominee? our job is not to pick the forme r
the most public endorsement in iowa has stayed on the sidelines. that is popular to turn governor, reynolds. reporter: governor kim reynolds reveling in the iowa state fair and the republican presidential race. she s at the center of both. this is a metaphor for all the candidates in the race. getting them to participate and do what they need to do. sizing up the field along the way but stay neutral, at least for now. it s really important that they feel that they have a fair shot there welcome here in iowa and i one i went to have the chance to interact. i don t think you should ever say never.
according the first in the nation voters, to really sway the voters of iowa, they re looking support from the first woman to ever leave that date, trump has taken just that are saying she s too supportive of ron desantis, but jeff zeleny sat down with kim reynolds and asked her if she lands to make an endorsement. governor kim reynolds reveling in the new iowa state fair and the republican presidential race at the center of both, rolling out a welcome mat to a parade of candidates, five months before the iowa caucuses ring the opening bell of the 2024 campaign. kind of a metaphor for all the candidates. it is kind of right, get them to participate and do what they need to do and have fun with it. showering all hopefuls with attention, staying neutral, at least for now. it s really important that