into how the candidates can or if they can appeal personally to potential voters. cnn s jeff zeleny is there in des moines this morning. reporter: the growing field of republican presidential candidates heading to iowa on saturday for a first major appearance on the same stage. most of the candidates, with the exception of former president donald trump, will be making their case to iowa republican voters and activists at a gathering called the roast that senator joni ernst has as an annual event. she s a known motorcycle rider and has invited presidential candidates to ride with her or deliver speeches here as the presidential campaign really accelerates and gets under way. this comes after a week of campaigning from former president donald trump in the state, florida governor ron desantis and others, and it is the florida governor, that key rival of the former president, coming back to iowa on saturday, underscoring how important this first in the nation caucus state is to his effor
but florida governor ron desantis coming back to iowa after spending a couple of days here, making clear he is ready to move to the head of the never trump lane, if you will. all these candidates will be participating in the annual roast and ride, she calls it. ernst is a motorcycle rider. she ll be inviting candidates who ride to go on a brief ride with her. and then all of them will be giving speeches at the iowa state fair. it s one of the first big cattle calls, if you will, where all of the candidates or most deliver speeches, and voters and activists have a sense to take their measure. so the beginning of this process here as we begin the summer in des moines. that s going to be fun seeing some of the candidates on those motorcycles. jeff zeleny in des moines. stay with us. i want to bring in political director david chalian. the republican national committee has released the criteria that candidates will need to meet in order to qualify for the first debate. that s in august.
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