Nearly every Republican presidential contender will descend on Des Moines for the state GOPs Lincoln Dinner on Friday . Donald Trump remains the unquestioned frontrunner in Iowa and nationwide . Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is slashing staff and rebooting his campaign amid stalled support and spending woes . Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has yet to break out in polling despite being the second major Republican to enter the race . Former Vice President Mike Pence at risk of not reaching the donor threshold to qualify for the first GOP debate is pleading for contributions . A potential third indictment of Trump related to the January insurrection at the US Capitol looms over the weekend as well . Trump will address the reception last a sign that he still commands deference from the party even as he has upended the states nominating traditions once again . The former president has not aggressively campaigned in person making just four visits to Iowa since declaring his candidacy in November. His reticence to get behind antiabortion policies lately has frustrated some evangelical leaders in the state where Republicans recently enacted a sixweek ban on the procedure that was later blocked by a judge . Other candidates quickly rallied to identify Trumps as a clearly . Other Republican candidates have rallied to attack Trumps in defense to identify themselves as a Republican presidential candidate. Other candidates rallied to Trumps . Other Republicans have made no such commitment to identifying Trumps by identifying themselves . Other presidential candidates have called Trumps. Others have come out to defend Trumps and to defend themselves. Other Republicans are to attack him. Other Republican politicians have said Trumps’s actions. Other politicians have called for him. to defend him. He has made no other candidates have said he has made a clear choice. He is a good choice. It has been a good
Trump’s polling lead and legal troubles loom over GOP presidential field ahead of critical Iowa
