REPUBLICANS WILL CHOOSE THEIR PICK FOR PRESIDENT. ASA HUTCHINSON IS HOPING TO PULL OFF A BIG WIN MONDAY NIGHT, BUT POLLS SHOW HE HASN’T MANY IOWA REPUBLICANS FIRST CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT. vlog AFFILIATE JACOBSON FOLLOWED HIS CAMPAIGN AROUND SUNDAY TO SEE HOW THEY’RE TRYING TO GET LAST MINUTE SUPPORT. FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR ASA HUTCHINSON IS HOSTING MEET AND GREETS EVERY SINGLE DAY LEADING UP TO THE IOWA CAUCUSES. THE CAMPAIGN SAYS HOSTING EVENTS IS THEIR MAIN STRATEGY. FOR US, IT’S ALL ABOUT PUTTING HIM IN FRONT OF AS MANY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FACE TO FACE IN THEIR, YOU KNOW, LOCAL HANGOUTS AS POSSIBLE. THE LATEST DES MOINES REGISTER, NBC NEWS MEDIACOM IOWA POLL SHOWS HUTCHINSON IS POLLING AT 1%. POLITICAL DIRECTOR TAYLOR MADDOX SAYS THEY WANT A TOP FOUR FINISH ON CAUCUS NIGHT. I THINK THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR ACROSS THE BOARD ARE FAIRLY LOW AT THIS POINT. I THINK HE’S REALLY GOING TO COME OUT AND SHOCK THE WORLD IN ORDER TO DO THAT, MADDOX SAYS. THEY’RE PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS, HE SAYS THE CAMPAIGN USUALLY LETS OUTSIDE GROUPS AND VOLUNTEERS HANDLE THINGS LIKE DOOR KNOCKING. BUT EARLIER THIS WEEK, THEY BROKE OUT OF THEIR NORMAL ROUTINE. HUTCHINSON TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS. I’M INVADING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I’M ASA HUTCHINSON. I KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND SHOOK HANDS WITH PEOPLE IN URBANDALE, THE WHITE HOUSE HOPEFUL JOINED VOLUNTEERS AND WENT FROM ONE DOOR TO THE NEXT. ASA HUTCHINSON. OH, HI. RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. I’M FORMER GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS TO MAKE HIS PITCH TO IOWA VOTERS, NOT KNOWING IF THEY WERE A REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT OR INDEPENDENT. HI, I’M ASA HUTCHINSON MADDOX TOLD vlog THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR THE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN SELLING HUTCHINSON’S BRAND OF POLITICS AND BREAKING INTO THE NEWS CYCLE. UNLIKE SOME OF THE OTHER CANDIDATES. IT’S WE’RE NOT JUST GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND SAY STUFF BECAUSE WE KNOW IT’S GOING TO GET CLICKS AND IT’S GOING TO GET EYEBALLS. BUT THE CAMPAIGN BELIEVES IF ANYONE CAN DO IT, HE CAN DEFINITELY SELL, YOU KNOW, HIS BRAND OF POLITICS. IT’S BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. CAN I LEAVE THIS WITH YOU, THOUGH? IT’S THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF. IT JUST TELLS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. HOPE YOU SPREAD THE WORD IN URBANDALE. OPHE
Iowa caucuses: Hutchinson campaign hopes door knocking campaign helps push him into top four
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Updated: 10:41 PM CST Jan 11, 2024
Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson is pulling out all the stops in the final days leading up to the Iowa caucuses, according to his campaign.Hutchinson is hosting meet-and-greets in Iowa every day until Jan. 15. The campaign said hosting in-person events with the White House hopeful is their main strategy."For us, it's all about putting him in front of as many people face-to-face in their local hangout as possible," Taylor Mattox, the political director for the campaign, said.The latest Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa poll shows Hutchinson polling at one percent. Mattox said they want a top-four finish on caucus night. "I think expectations for the governor across the board are fairly low at this point," he said. "I think he's really going to come out and shock the world."Mattox said they are pulling out all the stops in order to do that. He said the campaign usually lets outside groups and volunteers handle things like door-knocking.But on Sunday, they broke out of their normal routine. Hutchinson took matters into his own hands and shook hands with people in a neighborhood in Urbandale. The presidential candidate joined volunteers and went from one door to the next to make his pitch to Iowa voters.Mattox told vlog that one of the biggest challenges for the campaign has been selling Hutchinson's brand of politics and breaking into the news cycle."Unlike some of the other candidates, we're not going to go out there and say stuff because we know it's going to get clicks, and it's going to get eyeballs," Mattox said.IOWA CAUCUS PRIMER:What you need to know about 2024 caucuses2024 US presidential caucuses, primaries, explainedMaps: A look at Iowa caucus results from the past 20 yearsHow will the Iowa Republican caucuses work in 2024?How will the Iowa Democratic caucuses work in 2024?But the campaign believes if anyone can do it, it's the former governor himself.vlog has been following different presidential campaigns around to get an idea of what their grassroots strategy looks like in the weeks leading up to the Iowa caucuses. You can find links to those stories below:Ryan BinkleyNikki HaleyVivek RamaswamyRon DeSantis
URBANDALE, Iowa — Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson is pulling out all the stops in the final days leading up to the Iowa caucuses, according to his campaign.
Hutchinson is hosting meet-and-greets in Iowa every day until Jan. 15. The campaign said hosting in-person events with the White House hopeful is their main strategy.
"For us, it's all about putting him in front of as many people face-to-face in their local hangout as possible," Taylor Mattox, the political director for the campaign, said.
The latest shows Hutchinson polling at one percent. Mattox said they want a top-four finish on caucus night.
"I think expectations for the governor across the board are fairly low at this point," he said. "I think he's really going to come out and shock the world."
Mattox said they are pulling out all the stops in order to do that. He said the campaign usually lets outside groups and volunteers handle things like door-knocking.
But on Sunday, they broke out of their normal routine. Hutchinson took matters into his own hands and shook hands with people in a neighborhood in Urbandale. The presidential candidate joined volunteers and went from one door to the next to make his pitch to Iowa voters.
Mattox told vlog that one of the biggest challenges for the campaign has been selling Hutchinson's brand of politics and breaking into the news cycle.
"Unlike some of the other candidates, we're not going to go out there and say stuff because we know it's going to get clicks, and it's going to get eyeballs," Mattox said.
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But the campaign believes if anyone can do it, it's the former governor himself.
vlog has been following different presidential campaigns around to get an idea of what their grassroots strategy looks like in the weeks leading up to the Iowa caucuses. You can find links to those stories below:
