presidential candidate Ron DeSantis ended his third meet-and-greet event in Ankeny on Tuesday to a crowd that packed Jethro’s BBQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meet-and-greets were hosted by Never Back Down. DeSantis began Tuesday in Cedar Rapids, then traveled to Mason City, and ended in Ankeny that evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People filled the restaurant in Ankeny, as DeSantis spoke for 15 minutes before sitting down and taking questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the event, DeSantis urged Iowans to caucus for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hopefully, we earned your support tonight, but if we did, I think it’s not just about you caucusing,” said DeSantis. “I think it’s about rallying other people to want it, too.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KCCI spoke with DeSantis one-on-one prior to the meet-and-greet about his campaign strategy in Iowa as Christmas approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We’re going to go up until probably a couple of days before Christmas,” said DeSantis. “We’ve got young kids, and so we’ve got to make sure that they have a good Christmas. We’re going to spend that together as a family back in Florida, and then shortly thereafter, we’re going to be right back up on the road doing campaigning and continuing to bring more support in.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
presidential candidate Ron DeSantis ended his third meet-and-greet event in Ankeny on Tuesday to a