But a good weekend of endorsements – and a handful of polls that suggest Ted Cruz may be losing some support in the state to Donald Trump – have Rubio well-poised to take advantage of a possible burst of momentum in the final week before voters head to the caucuses to vote. “I know that we are facing some hard times, but I hope you leave here today, first of all, committing to caucusing for me”.
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“(Cruz) means what he says he means”, said Perry, who will begin campaigning for Cruz in the Hawkeye State Tuesday. “Because I will able to go to people all across this country who have not voted for us before and I will be able to say to them: ‘I grew up the way you now live'”. “It could sometimes work against him being a representative of America on the world stage”.
One audience member asked Rubio about political divides, not just between the parties but among Republicans. “He does understand those threats very well”, Ernst said.
The caucuses are far different from primary elections, and require successful campaigns to identify individual supporters, stay in touch and communicate with them about how they can be involved and ultimately attend their local precinct meetings.
To underline his point, Rubio told the crowd how Ernst, as a child, used bread bags to keep her shoes dry in the rain and snow, reiterating a story she shared previous year while giving the GOP response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
“So this blizzard is probably the most meaningful government reform we’ve had in awhile”, Rubio joked.
In this January 23, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate and… “Not just age, but Clinton’s been around forever”, Pitts said. “How is she going to lecture me about living paycheck to paycheck?”
As president, Rubio said his top priority would be to keep Americans safe by rebuilding the country’s military.
“We have a lot of differences of opinion on a bunch of different things”, he said.
“This is a very big event for us”, said Jarad Bernstein, Director of Public Relations and Media Management for Drake University.
Rubio talked about the importance Iowa has in the process.
Following his speech, Rubio took questions from the crowd.
“We can’t control China’s economy, but our best protection is to make our economy stronger”, Rubio said, which he said can happen by rolling back business regulations and fixing the tax code.
He said he would end the Affordable Care Act and be tough on immigration.
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“I want someone who will destroy ISIS”, said Ernst, an Iraq war veteran, using an acronym for the Islamic State terrorist group.
