Trump steals the show – but what’s it worth at the polls?
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During his stop at The Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox, the Republican candidate for president said he is “frustrated with the Republican leadership in Washington”.
Donald Trump says he would ask nominees to the Supreme Court about their views on abortion and would take their views into consideration as he made a decision on whom to nominate. It will fall on the shoulders of Laudner and his organizers to ensure those enthusiasts actually turn up on caucus night.
The mob of media and fairgoers following Trump drifted in a unified blob of camera phones, sweat and spilled beer, past the Ultimate Brisket Bomb booth toward the Agriculture Building where the butter cow rests.
She fielded questions on everything from strengthening the military, which she supports, to raising the minimum wage, which she says should be up to individual states.
For the time being, she was more concerned about spending time with voters and making it to the pork chop stand. She even brought a tour guide: former Sen.
The Harkin endorsement of Clinton comes as Sanders surge in Iowa has appeared to slow.
It was another clear demonstration that Clinton’s lessons from 2008 were about the dangers of taking a lead for granted.
Graham acknowledged that few politicians understand the risks that farmers take on an everyday basis. Probably the best moment of the day – as he was speaking, Trump’s helicopter flew overhead.
GONYEA: Yep, and it arrived at the fair in a helicopter with the word Trump emblazoned on the side. Bernie Sanders, who has gained steam as a more liberal alternative to Clinton, received loud cheers when he pointed to his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, which has been reviled by environmentalists, and his vote against the Iraq War in the Senate. To a certain extent he’s tried to embrace that vanilla-ness, but being “the boring guy” in the race – particularly a race now being dominated by Donald Trump – has its limits.
Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, sparked interest with his jokes about not getting enough attention on the debate stage.
Sanders’ Saturday crowd was the biggest, but Carson’s Sunday Soapbox draw was close. Nine-year-old William was so mesmerized by the improbable scene that he had to ask Trump, “Are you Batman?” “I will fight for the American people“.
Nationally, a new Fox News poll shows Walker polling at just 6 percent, good for just 5th place and 19 points behind Trump.
This assessment of Trump is fair, but not for Sanders, who has had a 30-year career in politics. Rick Santorum donned a red embroidered apron to flip pork burgers over sizzling grills.
But the Iowa State Fair went off without any major political sparring between the front-runners – in fact, they never bumped into each other.
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In the large crowd were “cheesehead” wearing protesters shipped in from neighboring Wisconsin, seeking to disrupt the presidential candidate’s speech.
