GOP presidential candidates tinker with expectations a week out from Iowa

Published January 8, 2024 3:42pm ET



DES MOINES, Iowa — For presidential candidates, Iowa is about managing expectations, and with only one week before the 2024 Republican primary‘s kickoff caucus, this cycle’s campaigns are attempting to offload pressure onto their rivals.

But as both Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley contend Iowa is more important to the other as they race for second place, former President Donald Trump is hoping to dominate on Jan. 15 while encouraging his supporters not to be complacent.

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