Iowa caucusgoers are about to be provided with their first side-by-side comparison of Donald Trump and RonDeSantis as each candidate contends with a pivotal moment in their respective 2024 primary campaigns.
But as special counsel, Jack Smith appears poised to indict Trump for a second time, fresh off adding more charges to the original case, the former president's popularity in the Hawkeye State has only increased at DeSantis's expense before the Iowa Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner this Friday.
“One particular advantage of the RPI's Lincoln Dinner is that the elected officials who attend will usually have their own campaign organization,” he said. “If they support a particular candidate, they can make available their organization or at least their expertise in a particular district or county. At a very practical level, that might involve information on who to call to rent or reserve a space for a campaign event.
Trump has been selective with his campaign appearances, though; in the instance of this month's Christians United for Israel event, he did not receive an invitation. In another example, he is declining to participate in Gov. Kim Reynolds's "Fair Side" chats during next month’s Iowa State Fair, in part because she will not endorse him and she introduced DeSantis at his first in-person event in the state as a presidential candidate.
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