President Trump has rescheduled rallies in Iowa and Kansas this weekend after initially canceling them.

The Republican National Committee previously said that Trump would hold a series of tele-rallies ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections and reach at least 19 states in a “72-hour sprint.”

President Trump Cancels Multiple Rallies Days Before Midterm Elections

Trump will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-t0-back campaign rallies on Sunday, the Associated Press reports.

More from the Associated Press:

The scheduling whiplash underscored the chaotic and shifting nature of the final days of the midterm campaigns, in which Trump and Republicans are scrambling to retain their majorities in Congress in an election that has turned largely on affordability issues and the president’s favorability. At the start of the month, Trump promised a marathon sprint of his signature rallies to shore up Republican candidates, and he has headlined 25 of them so far in October.

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The president on Thursday furiously pushed back at the notion that the initial cancellation of his Kansas rally, which became public as he was returning to Washington from another campaign event in South Carolina, was tied to fatigue or his health. He lashed out at a reporter who asked about canceling the event in Kansas, where GOP Sen. Roger Marshall is running for reelection.

“I’m not going to Kansas because he’s doing very well,” Trump said, seeming to refer to Marshall. The president added that “I feel perfect” and that “I don’t feel I have to go to Kansas.”

The Republican National Committee initially said in canceling the rallies that Trump would do telerallies instead to reach more voters. But the person familiar with the latest plans said the Iowa and Kansas rallies have been rearranged to accommodate the new telerallies added to Trump’s schedule.

Trump’s initial plans had him in Salina, Kansas, on Saturday and in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday. Then the plans shifted so he would instead do a “72-hour sprint” of phone rallies, meant so the president could reach more voters nationwide, according to the RNC.

Recent polls indicate a tight race between incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton.

The Hill noted:

Democrat Adam Hamilton is narrowly leading Republican Roger Marshall in the Kansas Senate race, according to a new poll.

In the Emerson College Polling poll, 48.7 percent of respondents said they would cast their ballot or have already cast their ballot for Hamilton, while 45.2 percent said the same of Marshall. A Libertarian candidate garnered 2.9 percent support.

The credibility interval for the poll, comparable to a margin of error, is 3.5 points.

Hamilton’s lead as a Democrat in Kansas is notable, with the state having a reliably red history. Kansas hasn’t voted for a Democrat for president since the mid-1960s. The state also hasn’t elected a Democrat for Senate since the 1930s.

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In Iowa, Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) has a slight lead in several polls over Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek to replace Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA).

However, some polls show Turek holding a slight edge over the Republican congresswoman.

Newsweek shared further:

Although Iowa has voted Republican in Senate elections since 2008, the Cook Political Report lists Iowa's Senate race as a "toss-up." The Hawkeye State also has a history of voting for presidential candidates from both political parties. Trump won Iowa the last three election cycles, but before that, President Barack Obama won Iowa twice.

 

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