(Left) Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. (Right) Former President Donald Trump arrives at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis still trails former President Trump in the polls by more than 40 percentage points but remains committed to the idea that work on the ground will pay off.
The former Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) officer was back in Iowa with his Super PAC “Never Back Down” on Sept. 16 to continue his mission to visit all 99 counties before the first-in-the-nation caucus.
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