Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), who is polling at one percent or less in the presidential primary race, announced this week that he is launching his “Return to Normal Tour” across Iowa, weeks ahead of the January 15 Iowa caucus.
“Today, I am announcing my ‘RETURN TO NORMAL’ Tour through Iowa where I will visit more than a dozen cities next week,” Hutchinson announced, claiming that he has been descried as “normal.”
“I have been called ‘normal’ and America wants to return to controlled borders, job creation and a balanced budget. Iowa understands normal,” the presidential hopeful added:
Today, I am announcing my “RETURN TO NORMAL” Tour through Iowa where I will visit more than a dozen cities next week. I have been called “normal” and America wants to return to controlled borders, job creation and a balanced budget. Iowa understands normal #IowaCaucus
— Gov. Asa Hutchinson (@AsaHutchinson) December 28, 2023
Hutchinson has not shown any signs of dropping out of the primary race, despite consistently polling at the very bottom of the barrel in survey after survey. For instance, as of Friday, the RealClearPolling average of the GOP primary race nationally showed Hutchinson with an average of .8 percentage points. That is a full 61.7 points behind former President Donald Trump, of whom Hutchinson is a fierce critic.
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Hutchinson’s average is even worse in Iowa, where he is launching his tour. According to the RCP polling average, Hutchinson is averaging .7 percent in the Hawkeye State. That puts him 50.6 points behind Trump, who is the runaway frontrunner in Iowa by 32.7 percentage points. Other state-level surveys show Hutchinson coming in at zero percent support. But that is not stopping him. He has already suggested that he plans to stay in the race until at least March.
“By then, you’re going to have a dramatic change, in my judgment, in the politics of the presidential race,” Hutchinson said in a November interview with 40/29 News On the Record.
“You’re going to have some that are up now that will be down. Trump will be halfway through his trials. And so I expect dramatic changes,” he predicted.
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However, none of the attempts to take down Trump have materialized. Rather, they have only grown his support.
