{"id":2027577,"date":"2023-09-10T21:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T01:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-desantis-face-primary-voters-at-iowa-iowa-state-football-game\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T21:39:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T01:39:12","slug":"trump-desantis-face-primary-voters-at-iowa-iowa-state-football-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-desantis-face-primary-voters-at-iowa-iowa-state-football-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and DeSantis meet primary voters at Iowa\u2013Iowa State football game."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-desantis-face-primary-voters-at-iowa-iowa-state-football-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027577&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Battle for Iowa: Trump and DeSantis \u200cFace Off at College Football Matchup<\/h2>\n<p>The highly anticipated college football matchup between Iowa University and Iowa State on September 9th \u2064not\u200d only\u200c showcased the fierce rivalry on the field, but also served as a battleground for the top two Republican presidential contenders: President Donald Trump\u200c and \u2062Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>Both \u200ccandidates recognized the \u2063importance of winning over voters in Iowa, as the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-desantis-face-primary-voters-at-iowa-iowa-state-football-game\/\" title=\"Trump and DeSantis meet primary voters at Iowa\u2013Iowa State football game.\">primary caucus\u2062 holds significant weight<\/a> as the first presidential contest in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump watched the game from a\u2063 private suite, while Gov.\u200c DeSantis sat alongside popular Iowa \u200bGov. Kim Reynolds\u2062 in the stands.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/fulton-county-sheriff-reveals-trumps-attitude-while-surrendering-last-month-5489314\">Fulton Sheriff Reveals What Trump&#8217;s Attitude Was Like While Surrendering Last Month<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/10\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-travels-to-iowa-to-attend-iowa-iowa-state-football-game-5489179\">Trump Travels to Iowa to Attend Iowa\u2013Iowa\u200b State Football Game<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/10\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But they weren&#8217;t\u200c the only presidential candidates \u200din attendance. Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson also made an appearance at the game.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 President Trump entered the stands, the \u200dcrowd&#8217;s reaction was \u2063mixed. Some applauded and cheered, while others booed and even made vulgar gestures towards the former president. A plane flew overhead with a banner questioning the whereabouts of Melania Trump, highlighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-wing-coalition-forms-new-govt-in-italy\/\" title=\"Right-wing coalition forms new govt. in Italy\">complex political landscape<\/a>\u200b of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the stadium, \u2063protestors dressed as masked versions of President \u200bTrump and \u2062Dr. Anthony Fauci, symbolizing the ongoing debate over COVID-19 policies during the Trump administration. This issue has become a focal point of Gov. DeSantis&#8217;s criticisms of President Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the mixed reception, President Trump\u2062 remains the\u200d clear frontrunner\u2063 among\u2062 Republican voters \u2063in Iowa. Polls from <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-primary-r\/2024\/iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FiveThirtyEight<\/a> consistently show him leading by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-pac-urges-lib-donors-to-sign-thank-you-card-for-scandal-plagued-lincoln-project\/\" title=\"\u2018Progressive\u2019 PAC Urges Lib Donors to Sign Thank-You Card for Scandal-Plagued Lincoln Project\">double-digit margins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Surrounded by campaign staff and members of the\u2062 U.S. Secret Service, Former U.S. President Donald Trump (center) waves to supporters as he visits the Iowa Pork Producers Tent \u2062at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, \u2063Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. (Chip \u2064Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President \u200dTrump even made a surprise appearance at a fraternity tailgate, where he was met with enthusiastic cheers and chants of \u200c&#8221;Trump, Trump,\u2064 Trump.&#8221; Reflecting on the youth&#8217;s support, he jokingly remarked to a reporter \u2062about his popularity among young voters.<\/p>\n<p>While President Trump has chosen to avoid dedicated political events during this campaign,\u2062 his absence from the first\u200c Republican primary debate had little impact on his standing\u200d in the polls,\u200b particularly in Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>On the other \u200bhand, Gov. DeSantis has taken a more traditional approach to his presidential campaign. The football game was \u2063just one stop\u200b on his \u2062journey to \u200dvisit all 99 counties in Iowa, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retail-politics-nikki-haley-hopes-personal-touch-delivers-in-early-primary-states\/\" title=\"Retail politics: Nikki Haley hopes personal touch delivers in early primary states\">crucial primary state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the game, Gov. DeSantis attended Iowa&#8217;s \u200bannual \u2064firefighter association convention, where he expressed his appreciation for first responders and promised to prioritize their needs \u2063as president.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u200b flanked by supporters in Iowa on Sept. 9, 2023. (T.J. Muscaro\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the tailgate, Gov. DeSantis spoke with the \u200cmedia, expressing confidence\u2063 in his grassroots efforts \u200band emphasizing that Iowans want a candidate focused on the future, rather than dwelling on past issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iowans don&#8217;t want the campaign to be about the past or to be about the candidates&#8217; issues,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;They want it to\u200c be about their future and the future of this country. And that&#8217;s what I represent: a candidate who will\u200b send Biden back to his basement and deliver on the\u2063 needs and aspirations of the American people.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican frontrunners, President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, campaigned at a Sept. 9 college football game between Iowa University and Iowa State. 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