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You are here: Home / 2024 Campaign / Trump and DeSantis Will Hold Dueling Campaign Events

Trump and DeSantis Will Hold Dueling Campaign Events

December 2, 2023 at 7:15 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Ron DeSantis plans on Saturday to complete his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties, a timeworn tactic for presidential candidates hoping to make their mark in the leadoff state over months mingling with voters at the state’s diners, cookouts and Pizza Ranches,” the AP reports.

“But the Florida governor’s moment, like much of his campaign, will take place under the towering shadow of former President Donald Trump.”

“Around the same time DeSantis is set to take the stage Saturday afternoon in Newton, Iowa, Trump will be addressing cheering supporters about 100 miles away in Cedar Rapids.”

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