The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines has been a quintessential stop on the presidential campaign trail since the Democratic Party moved the state to the first position in its nominating calendar four years ago . Trump and DeSantis both skipped one state fair mainstay making their pitches to crowds gathered around The Des Moines Registers Political Soapbox . Trump walked back his previous criticism of Reynolds adding that he likes her very much . The former president touted a record crowd at the fair while largely evading questions about his legal troubles . Former U.S. ambassador and U.N. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley appeared closely followed by former South Carolina governor and former Vice President Mike Pence who appeared at the state fair on Saturday . The fair was the closest to a direct confrontation the two contenders have come less than two weeks from the GOPs first presidential presidential debate one Trump has not yet said hell out of the first presidential debate . The New York TimesSiena College poll of likely Republican caucusgoers in Iowa showed that more than half of the Iowa GOP electorate prefers someone else to someone else rather than someone else in the Iowa Republican voters prefer someone else . The Iowa caucuses are more likely to vote for President Donald Trump than the Democratic presidential candidate . The Hawkeye States January caucuses are for those vying to vote in the Hawkeye states. The Iowa Republican caucuses are to vote. The caucuses are also to vote . The state caucuses are expected to take place in Iowa in Iowa. The state. to vote to vote between Republican voters. to decide between Democrats. to choose between Republicans. to give up between Republicans and Democrats. The Republican caucuses. in the state. and the Republican caucuses in the midterms. The Democratic presidential caucuses. The New. caucuses.
Trump brings Florida lawmakers to Iowa in jab at DeSantis .
