KCCI EIGHT NEWS IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. THANK YOU. YEAH. GOD BLESS YOU. I’M KAYLA JAMES AND ANKENY. WHERE RHONDA SANTOS ENDED HIS LAST OF THREE STOPS ON TUESDAY. DESANTIS TAKING PART IN THREE MEET AND GREET EVENTS HOSTED BY SUPERPAC NEVER BACK DOWN. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. JETHRO’S BARBECUE PACKED THE CROWD, LISTENING ON INTENTLY AS DESANTIS URGED PEOPLE TO CAUCUS FOR HIM. PUNDITS DON’T DECIDE WHO THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IS GOING TO BE. UH, CORPORATE MEDIA OUTLETS DON’T DECIDE WHO THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IS. UH, THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT GET A CRACK AT DECIDING THAT ARE THE PEOPLE OF IOWA. FLORIDA’S GOVERNOR, SPEAKING FOR 15 MINUTES TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE SITTING DOWN IN YOUR LAST DEBATE. YOU WON ME OVER. I’M GOING TO CAUCUS FOR YOU AND TAKING COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE IN THE CROWD. HOPEFULLY WE EARNED YOUR SUPPORT TONIGHT. BUT IF WE DID, I THINK IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT YOU CAUCUSING. I THINK IT’S ABOUT RALLYING OTHER PEOPLE. THIS ANKENY STOP HERE AT JETHRO’S WAS DESANTIS’S THIRD STOP ON TUESDAY, WITH ABOUT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS OUT FROM THE CAUCUSES. WE SPOKE ONE ON ONE WITH FLORIDA’S GOVERNOR ABOUT HIS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY FOR IOWA. AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES, WE’RE GOING TO GO UP UNTIL PROBABLY A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. UH, WE’VE GOT YOUNG KIDS, AND SO WE’VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS. AND SO WE’RE GOING TO SPEND THAT TOGETHER AS A FAMILY BACK IN FLORIDA. AND THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE’RE GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK UP ON THE ROAD DOING CAMPAIGNING AND CONTINUING TO BRING MORE SUPPORT IN
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Ron DeSantis draws large crowd in Ankeny during Never Back Down meet-and-greet
Florida Gov. and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis ended his third meet-and-greet event in Ankeny on Tuesday to a crowd that packed Jethro's BBQ. The meet-and-greets were hosted by Never Back Down. DeSantis began Tuesday in Cedar Rapids, then traveled to Mason City, and ended in Ankeny that evening.People filled the restaurant in Ankeny, as DeSantis spoke for 15 minutes before sitting down and taking questions. During the event, DeSantis urged Iowans to caucus for him. "Hopefully, we earned your support tonight, but if we did, I think it's not just about you caucusing," said DeSantis. "I think it's about rallying other people to want it, too." KCCI spoke with DeSantis one-on-one prior to the meet-and-greet about his campaign strategy in Iowa as Christmas approaches. "We're going to go up until probably a couple of days before Christmas," said DeSantis. "We've got young kids, and so we've got to make sure that they have a good Christmas. We're going to spend that together as a family back in Florida, and then shortly thereafter, we're going to be right back up on the road doing campaigning and continuing to bring more support in."
Florida Gov. and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis ended his third meet-and-greet event in Ankeny on Tuesday to a crowd that packed Jethro's BBQ.
The meet-and-greets were hosted by Never Back Down. DeSantis began Tuesday in Cedar Rapids, then traveled to Mason City, and ended in Ankeny that evening.
People filled the restaurant in Ankeny, as DeSantis spoke for 15 minutes before sitting down and taking questions.
During the event, DeSantis urged Iowans to caucus for him.
"Hopefully, we earned your support tonight, but if we did, I think it's not just about you caucusing," said DeSantis. "I think it's about rallying other people to want it, too."
KCCI spoke with DeSantis one-on-one prior to the meet-and-greet about his campaign strategy in Iowa as Christmas approaches.
"We're going to go up until probably a couple of days before Christmas," said DeSantis. "We've got young kids, and so we've got to make sure that they have a good Christmas. We're going to spend that together as a family back in Florida, and then shortly thereafter, we're going to be right back up on the road doing campaigning and continuing to bring more support in."
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