MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Tim Scott’s presidential campaign announced on Monday plans to go “all-in” on Iowa, seeing an opportunity and wide-open evangelical lane to win the Iowa Republican caucus.
The campaign will double its staff on the ground in Iowa and open a new campaign headquarters in West Des Moines. Additionally, following the next debate, the Senator will travel across the Hawkeye State every week in the lead-up to the caucus.
The campaign reports it is shifting resources from New Hampshire to Iowa, expand audiences to complement the current voter-contact programs, and boost social-conservative paid media efforts in the Hawkeye State. The campaign currently has $1.6 million of TV reserved in Iowa going forward. More staff and resources will head to Iowa in the weeks ahead.
“Tim Scott is all in on Iowa,” said Scott’s campaign manager, Jennifer DeCasper. “As the candidate with the highest net favorables, Tim Scott is best positioned to compete on caucus day. No candidate other than Tim Scott has the resources, the foundation of support, and the message to be successful in the Hawkeye State. We’re all in on Iowa as an important first step on the road to winning the nomination.”
Scott entered the third quarter with more primary cash available to spend than any other Republican presidential candidate, besides the former President Donald Trump. Pointing to a NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll from August, Scott’s net favorables (+58%) in Iowa are the highest in the field today, and that number is even higher with Iowa Evangelical voters (+69%) who make up a majority of the caucus-going electorate.
However, according to the Real Clear Politics average of the four most recent polls conducted in Iowa, Scott is tied for fourth place with Vivek Ramaswamy with six percent.
Tim Scott is concluding a five-day swing through Iowa tomorrow, and will be back in the Hawkeye State next week for a series of events.
