Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at Grand View University for CNN town hall

Vivek Ramaswamy uses CNN town hall to seek support from Iowa caucusgoers

WITH JUST OVER A MONTH LEFT UNTIL THE IOWA CAUCUS, A NEW DES MOINES REGISTER, NBC NEWS MEDIACOM IOWA POLL SHOWS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS CYCLE, TRUMP HOLDS A MAJORITY LEAD AS A FIRST CHOICE FOR LIKELY CAUCUS GOERS. ��vlog IS OFELIA JACOBSEN IS LIVE AT NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE IN JUST FIVE WEEKS, IOWANS WILL HEAD TO THEIR CAUCUS SITES TO CAST THEIR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES. JODI. LAURA NORTH HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE CAUCUS SITES HERE IN POLK COUNTY. THREE PRECINCTS WILL BE MEETING UP HERE ON THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 15TH. AND WITH JUST FIVE WEEKS TO GO UNTIL THE IOWA CAUCUSES, ONE CANDIDATE IS MAINTAINING A CLEAR LEAD IN THE HAWKEYE STATE. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S SUPPORT IN IOWA AMONG LIKELY REPUBLICAN CAUCUS GOERS IS NOW AT 51%. THAT’S UP EIGHT PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM OCTOBER ��vlog POLITICAL ANALYST DENNIS GOLDFORD SAYS TRUMP’S LEAD IS PRETTY CONSTANT. THE NUMBERS REALLY DIDN’T CHANGE VERY MUCH. THE THE POLLING DATA FOR TRUMP WENT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE OR LESS THE SAME FOR HALEY AND DESANTIS. FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS HAS GAINED THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS SINCE THE LAST POLL, NOW AT 19%. AND FORMER UN AMBASSADOR NIKKI HALEY REMAINS AT 16%. WHAT THEY’VE GOT TO DO IS FIGURE OUT A WAY TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS. CAUCUS NIGHT. THE SAME POLL SHOWS THAT WITH FIVE WEEKS UNTIL THE IOWA CAUCUSES IS 5% OF LIKELY REPUBLICAN CAUCUS GOERS DO NOT HAVE A FIRST CHOICE CANDIDATE. CASEY. I SPOKE TO TWO UNDECIDED VOTERS ABOUT MONDAY’S POLL. I GUESS I’M NOT SURPRISED THAT TRUMP IS LEADING, BUT I’M ALSO VERY CONCERNED THAT IF THAT’S WHERE THE PARTY IS GOING, I WAS ACTUALLY VERY SURPRISED TO SEE THE GAP BETWEEN DESANTIS AND TRUMP TO BE SO BIG. BOTH JEN MCDONALD AND BETSY ANDERSON SAY POLLING NUMBERS DON’T INFLUENCE WHO THEY’LL CAUCUS FOR. BUT THE TWO UNDECIDED VOTERS SAY THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT TRUMP’S LEAD IN THE POLLS AND HIS OVERALL ELECTABILITY. I’M UNDECIDED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS TRUMP GOES, I THINK THERE’S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT MAY STILL INTERRUPT HIS ABILITY TO ACTUALLY SERVE AS PRESIDENT. ISN’T THERE A CANDIDATE OUT THERE THAT CAN BE HAVEN’T TEGRITY THAT COULD WIN THAT CAN RUN THE COUNTRY AND DO IT? WELL? I AM DEFINITELY CONCERNED WITH THE POLLS. IN THAT SAME POLL. HAS THE BIG RASMUSSEN ARMY AT 5% AND CHRIS CHRISTIE AT 4%. ASA HUTCHINSON SITS AT 1% AND RYAN BINKLEY FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT POLL SITS AT 0%. LIVE IN DES MOINES, OFELIA

Vivek Ramaswamy uses CNN town hall to seek support from Iowa caucusgoers

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy spoke with Iowa voters Wednesday night at Grand View University in Des Moines during a CNN town hall.Both decided and undecided voters asked Ramaswamy questions during the town hall, which was hosted by CNN anchor and moderator Abby Phillip.Video above: New Iowa Poll shows rising support for former president Donald Trump ahead of caucusesPhillip asked several questions, but really allowed the audience to direct most of the conversation with their own questions. Ramaswamy worked to relate with Iowans through his answers during Wednesday’s town hall, which comes three days after the Des Moines Register/NBC/Mediacom Iowa Poll was released. It shows Ramaswamy in fourth place among candidates who likely Republican caucusgoers would choose as their first choice for president. “I think that’s something that I’ve found amongst Iowans: they value people who work hard because many of you do work hard,” said Ramaswamy. “There’s a culture of farmers; a culture of people who are business builders across the state and I think that’s something that we would do well to make a national value in this country again.”Ramaswamy will remain in Iowa through the rest of this week, with stops in different communities. It's part of his plan to visit all of Iowa's 99 counties twice before the caucuses.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy spoke with Iowa voters Wednesday night at Grand View University in Des Moines during a CNN town hall.

Both decided and undecided voters asked Ramaswamy questions during the town hall, which was hosted by CNN anchor and moderator Abby Phillip.

Video above: New Iowa Poll shows rising support for former president Donald Trump ahead of caucuses

Phillip asked several questions, but really allowed the audience to direct most of the conversation with their own questions. Ramaswamy worked to relate with Iowans through his answers during Wednesday’s town hall, which comes three days after the Des Moines Register/NBC/Mediacom Iowa Poll was released. It shows Ramaswamy in fourth place among candidates who likely Republican caucusgoers would choose as their first choice for president.

“I think that’s something that I’ve found amongst Iowans: they value people who work hard because many of you do work hard,” said Ramaswamy. “There’s a culture of farmers; a culture of people who are business builders across the state and I think that’s something that we would do well to make a national value in this country again.”

Ramaswamy will remain in Iowa through the rest of this week, with stops in different communities. It's part of his plan to visit all of Iowa's 99 counties twice before the caucuses.

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Vivek Ramaswamy uses CNN town hall to seek support from Iowa caucusgoers

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