Trump in Iowa church: Hymns, readings and a children’s choir
Ask Shirley Spellerberg to critique the current state of American politics and she can be as unflinchingly direct as the man she supports for president.
But about a third of Republican caucus-goers said they may still change their minds. “Now I don’t think the church knew I was coming so maybe it was just by luck that we talked about humility”.
Trump sat in the fifth row at the First Presbyterian Church in Muscatine, Iowa, attending the hour-long service along with his campaign manager and spokeswoman before heading to Muscatine High School for a campaign event. “Before I was doing this, I got along with the Democrats, with the Republicans, with the liberals, with the conservatives”. His chief challenger in the Republican race is Texas Sen.
And among Iowa Republicans who have actually caucused before, Trump’s lead is much smaller. We’ve struck a chord with evangelicals, the Tea Party.
Trump capped off the visit with a rally in Muscatine, where he was introduced by Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann – another sign that the Republican establishment is beginning to accept a potential Trump candidacy.
At the start of January, several polls had Cruz in first place. Eric Mahroum of Fort Worth, who ran for the State Board of Education in 2014, is the current deputy director.
“I want to win Iowa, I want to really win it”, Trump said before that rally.
He said American Bridge is “adjusting its program accordingly”, meaning it is targeting Trump more forcefully. “Love isn’t easy either, but it is not as heavy a burden”, she said. “We’re just concerned with the voters”.
“Can you imagine eye telling hand, “Get lost, I don’t need you” or hearing the head telling the foot, ‘You’re fired, your job has been phased out?'” the reader said in a reference to Trump’s signature phrase when he was the star of “The Apprentice”. Now, after a successful business career himself, the 51-year-old executive says Trump’s business skills should be planted in the White House.
“But I think the conventional wisdom that he must finish first in Iowa is overblown”, Henson said. “We’re just little soldiers out there spreading the word”, she said.
Donald Trump continues to hit Ted Cruz on his Canadian birthplace. But at the same time, Trump also has an energized and growing following. Trump told the crowd in Vegas, who clapped intermittently.
It comes after British MPs attacked Mr Trump as a “wazzock” for saying he would ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. and build a wall to keep Mexicans out. “That’s a trait that sells well everywhere, but in Texas it’s especially effective”.