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Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his supporters are so loyal they would stick with him even if he shot somebody. The comment came as Trump contrasted himself with rivals such as Texas Senator Ted Cruz, his most serious challenger in the state, with just nine days to go before the Iowa caucuses open voting in the 2016 campaign.
“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” Trump told an enthusiastic audience at a Christian school, Dordt College. “It’s like incredible.”
In addition to criticising his rivals, Trump went after conservative radio host Glenn Beck, who will be appearing at two rallies with Cruz. He bashed Beck as a “loser” and “sad sack” and said former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s endorsement, secured for Trump a few days earlier, is more important than if Beck had backed him.
Beck is among nearly two dozen conservative thinkers who penned anti-Trump essays for National Review magazine – a hit Trump referred to repeatedly at the rally.
Another Republican candidate, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, started a dash to the caucuses at Iowa State University in Ames, where he stressed that he represents the next generation of conservative leadership.
“Complaining and being frustrated alone will not be enough,” Rubio said. “It has to be someone who tells you exactly what they’re going to do as president.”
Polls show Cruz and Trump leading in the state, but Rubio recently stepped up his Iowa campaign appearances in hopes of breaking into the top tier of candidates and putting himself in a stronger position for New Hampshire’s February 9 primary. – AFP
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