Ditto with TED CRUZ in a Des Moines Register poll in summer of 2015, before he beat Trump in the state: At the time, it was SCOTT WALKER at 17%, BEN CARSON and RAND PAUL at 10%, and JEB BUSH and Huckabee at 9% each. MIKE HUCKABEE was in the single digits - yet he would go on to win the state. Hope in history: In the summer of 2007, an ABC-Washington Post poll of Iowa voters showed MITT ROMNEY at 26%, RUDY GIULIANI at 14% and FRED THOMPSON at 13%.
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But here’s a download on their thinking:ġ. Maybe they’re in denial, maybe they’re not. In fact, his campaign tells Playbook that despite the fact that Trump currently polls 20 points ahead of him in Iowa - and despite the scene at the fair this weekend - they believe he’s actually in a better position to win the Hawkeye state than Trump. And to be fair, it’s important to remember that it’s still early - and there are indeed bright spots for DeSantis in Iowa.
| Charlie Neibergall/AP PhotoĭeSantis’ campaign dismissed these stories as “lazy takes” by a Trump-obsessed media. As DeSantis spoke at Iowa Gov KIM REYONLDS’ “fair-side” chat, a plane circled over the fairgrounds with a banner that read, “Be likable, Ron.” As he stood at a grill flipping pork chops, Trump supporters started chanting “We love Trump! We love Trump!”ĭonald Trump waves to supporters at the Iowa Pork Producers tent at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, Aug. Trump sucked up the oxygen, attracting crowd sizes that dwarfed even the masses who swarmed DeSantis.Īt times, the optics were brutal. RON DeSANTIS struggled through the past few weeks of staff turmoil, his campaign clung to a flash of hope to get them through the negative news cycles: His budding momentum in Iowa, where he’s running a much stronger second place to DONALD TRUMP than he is nationally.īut in dueling visits at the Iowa State Fair yesterday, everyone was reminded just how much of an uphill battle it will be for DeSantis to best the former president in the Hawkeye state. How it’s playing … “Georgia Is Ground Zero for Trump Exhaustion as Another Indictment Looms,” by WSJ’s Cameron McWhirter and Lindsay Wise: “Trump fatigue is pervasive in Georgia, Republican campaign strategists warn, especially among suburban independents and some disenchanted Republicans.”ĭeSANTIS’ IOWA NIGHTMARE OR ‘FIELD OF DREAMS’? - As Gov. Speaking of … “Fulton grand jury to hear Trump case early next week,” by AJC’s Tamar Hallerman and Greg Bluestein NEW THIS MORNING - “Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach,” by CNN’s Zachary Cohen and Sara MurrayīIG-PICTURE READ - On the surface level, it’s obvious: “How Trump Benefits From an Indictment Effect.” But under that headline, NYT’s Jonathan Swan, Ruth Igielnik, Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman deliver a compelling narrative this morning of how it happened. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY Ron DeSantis' team believes his campaign is gaining momentum in Iowa - despite Donald Trump's efforts to squash his push.
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