this race, former president donald trump. first up tonight, gov er in ron desantis, who is aiming for a strong showing in iowa with the support of the state's governor. he'll answer questions from iowans on the issues that help determine who wins the republican nomination. and i will have questions of my own. and the audience here with me tonight are voters who plan to participate in the iowa republican caucuses, both registered republicans and voter who is plan to register as republicans. to find tonight's questioners, we cast a wide net, soliciting help from various organizations, including business groups, farm associations, parent groups, young professional organizations, religious groups, and conservative advocacy organizations. guests of the desantis campaign and grand view university are also here in the audience tonight, but they won't be asking any questions. we've asked everyone here to be respectful to each other and to governor desantis. so, voters in the room and you at home have a chance to hear