“Republican presidential candidates who skip the Iowa Straw Poll in August aren’t likely to pay much of a price for their decisions. Only 51% of likely Republican caucus-goers in the latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll say they think it’s important for a candidate to attend the party fundraiser, a customary marker in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses.”
Said Walker: “I mean, I think for most people who are concerned about that, it’s in the initial months where they’re most concerned about it.”
He added: “I’m prepared to sign it either way that they send it to us.”