CNN to air DeSantis, Haley city halls on identical day

Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley will take part in dwell back-to-back city halls hosted by CNN subsequent month.

Both candidates will seem at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 4, simply forward of the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses.

The community’s Kaitlan Collins will reasonable Florida Gov. DeSantis’ city corridor at 9 p.m. An hour later, CNN anchor Erin Burnett will play host to former South Carolina Gov. Haley’s occasion.



The candidates will likely be requested questions by their respective moderators and by Iowa GOP caucus voters.

On high of these occasions, CNN will air two GOP debates subsequent month — Jan. 10 at Drake University Iowa and Jan. 21 at New England College in New Hampshire forward of the Jan. 23 main.

A brand new ballot by Emerson College discovered Ms. Haley main Mr. DeSantis in Iowa by two factors. The former U.N. ambassador grabbed 17% of help from Republican caucus voters, whereas Mr. DeSantis collected 15%. That’s a 10-point soar for Ms. Haley, who had 7% in a ballot in September, and a one-point drop for Mr. DeSantis.

Former President Donald Trump leads with 50%, a one-point enhance from September, however a 12-point drop from May.