Haley cancels in-person campaign stops, all but two DeSantis events also scrapped amid Iowa blizzard

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A punishing blizzard has hit Iowa as temperatures entered the mid-teens, the winds were howling, and eight inches of snow had already covered the roads, with more coming down on Friday morning.

But the blast of winter weather didn't stop Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from holding an early morning campaign event in suburban Des Moines even though it did postpone his events later in the day.

The campaign of former ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley canceled their in-person events on Friday and instead were holding tele-town halls.

"I'm sorry I'm not in Fort Dodge, but it was important for me to talk to you," Haley emphasized at the top of one of her events.

Asked if Haley should have hit the campaign trail regardless of the weather, DeSantis told Fox News "That's for her to decide, I believe in interacting with the voters. Anytime I get a chance to do that, I do it. And I think it helps us. We end up converting people.”