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U.S. NEWS A5
Saturday 24 October 2015

Donald Trump pans Iowa polls, says Carson ‘super low-energy’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he addresses supporters during a Conant. D.C.” He predicted Trump’s
campaign stop at the Trump National Doral Miami resort, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 in Doral, Fla. He said the campaign will support will wane after vot-
soon come out with lead- ers consider “who has the
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz) ership teams in each of the judgment and the serious-
state’s 67 counties and Ru- ness and the ideas to be
SERGIO BUSTOS usual swagger, boasting Trump is hoping to main- bio has made recent cam- president.”
JILL COLVIN about his poll numbers in tain that advantage with paign stops in the state. Trump’s visit to Miami also
Associated Press other states — especially in a heavy investment in Flori- While Trump has never tak- attracted about two dozen
MIAMI (AP) — Republican Florida, where he is ahead da, even though it doesn’t en up residence in Florida, protesters, who paraded
presidential front-runner of former Florida Gov. Jeb hold its winner-take-all he has a home in Palm outside the entrance to
Donald Trump dismissed Bush and Sen. Marco Ru- primary until March 15. Beach as well as several Trump’s resort. Several were
polls that show him trail- bio, both residents. Trump’s team announced business ventures, and is removed by police officers
ing Dr. Ben Carson in Iowa, Trump spoke not far from Friday that Joe Gruters, the well-known in philanthropic from the banquet hall after
calling the retired neurosur- Bush’s sprawling Miami vice chair of the Florida Re- circles. trying to shout down Trump
geon “super low-energy” headquarters the same publican Party, will serve as Longtime operatives and during his speech.
before a boisterous crowd day Bush’s campaign said his Florida campaign chair, pollsters in the state say Among them was Bertha
in Miami on Friday night. that it would be drastically while Susan Wiles, who that, like many potential Sanlés, an immigrant from
The Iowa polls are a rare slashing campaign spend- managed Gov. Rick Scott’s voters nationwide, many Nicaragua, “He must re-
setback for the billionaire ing, winning 2010 campaign, Republicans in Florida are spect Latinos,” she said
businessman’s campaign. including an across-the- will serve as co-chair. looking for a change. That outside the resort.
He’s leading polls nation- board pay cut for staff, and The campaign is also plan- sentiment was evident at The Spanish-language
ally and in other early pri- focusing more narrowly on ning to open a Sarasota of- Trump’s loud rally. network Univision, whose
mary states. early states. fice in early November, said “We need someone strong headquarters are next
Mimicking a television jour- In Florida polls, Trump re- Trump campaign manager to lead the country and door to Trump’s resort, re-
nalist reporting the break- mains far ahead of Bush, Corey Lewandowski. Trump is the one,” said Fa- ported that its journalists
ing news of Trump slipping the state’s former two-term That puts him ahead of bian Sardinas, a 41-year were not allowed to cover
behind Carson, Trump ridi- governor, and Rubio, the many of his rivals, includ- old Cuban-American from the event.
culed his Republican rival. state’s junior senator since ing Rubio and Carson, who Miami. “Mr. Trump is suing Univision
“We informed Ben, but 2011. have yet to open offices in Bush said this week on CNN for $500 million and until
he was sleeping,” Trump A University of North Florida the state. that Trump is “capturing that is resolved it is a con-
joked. The crowd roared. poll of likely Republican pri- Alex Conant, Rubio’s cam- people’s deep anger and flict of interest,” said Trump
He also said the polls in mary voters out this week paign spokesman, played angst about Washington, spokesperson Hope Hicks.
Iowa “are wrong” and said found Trump with the sup- down the Florida numbers,
most pollsters “don’t like port of 22 percent. Carson, saying “polls don’t matter
me at all.” who also lives in the state, at this stage.”
Trump, who will also appear had 19 percent. Rubio was Rubio has been “up and
at a rally in Jacksonville on third with 15 percent and down in the polls, and
Saturday, maintained his Bush fourth with 9 percent. he’s currently rising,” said