When Donald Trump’s private jet made a loop above the Iowa State Fair before his visit last weekend, it was more than just a gesture to the hundreds of supporters on the ground — or to a few rival candidates
's private jet made above the Iowa State Fair before his visit last weekend was more than just a gesture to the hundreds of supporters — and a few rival candidates — on the ground. It was a reminder that the four-time indicted former president casts a Boeing 757-sized shadow over the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Many are conflicted, yearning to turn the page but not disowning the former president. They like what he did in office and support his policy priorities — and yet they worry that what they view largely as political persecution could hobble him both as the Republican nominee and as president. Not on her list: a conviction in any of four criminal indictments Trump faces. Lamberti thinks they're all politically motivated.
But a recent New York Times/Siena College poll in Iowa shows candidates other than Trump have room to grow. Close to half of potential Republican caucus voters backing Trump say they’re open to other candidates, while only about 3 in 10 of those who don’t choose Trump say they would consider supporting him.Voters say DeSantis has a strong record on GOP priorities; former Vice President Mike Pence is a solid conservative and a decent man. South Carolina Sen.
Keith Hoksbergen grabbed Scott’s campaign signs from the Iowa Republican Party's booth, but the 65-year-old factory worker from Pella says Trump and others remain options. It wouldn’t be the first time animosity toward Biden and the Democrats led Republican voters to swallow concerns about their own candidates. In the 2022 midterm elections, most GOP voters who didn't consider themselves fans of Trump-backed Republican candidates, were motivated by opposition to the Democrats.
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