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Ashley Hinson shows Republicans' midterm balancing act as Trump comes to boost Iowa turnout
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After Ashley Hinson dropped off her boys at school earlier this month, she saw the initials “DJT” flash on her phone. “'Ashley, it's your favorite president,'” Iowa's Republican nominee for U.S. Senate recently recounted to an audience of her supporters.
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Trump is hoping to garner support for several conservative candidates in the state, including Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running to replace Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in the upper chamber. Hinson is running against Democrat Josh Turek.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After Ashley Hinson dropped off her boys at school earlier this month, she saw the initials “DJT” flash on her phone. “’Ashley, it’s your favorite president,’” Iowa’s Republican nominee for U.S. Senate recently recounted to an audience of her supporters.
President Trump is set to rally with Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa as he seeks to boost GOP candidates in a political environment that has dimmed for the party — prompting pushback from some candidates, including Hinson.
On Thursday, Hinson will join President Donald Trump for a rally in Sioux City, which is in Iowa's conservative northwest corner. The visit to safe territory is geared toward boosting turnout even as it ties her more tightly to an unpopular president.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After Ashley Hinson dropped off her boys at school earlier this month, she saw the initials “DJT” flash on her phone. “'Ashley, it's your favorite president,'” Iowa's Republican nominee for U.S. Senate recently recounted to an audience of her supporters.
President Donald Trump traveled to Iowa on Thursday to boost Ashley Hinson, the Republican Senate candidate locked in a tight race with Democrat Josh Turek.
