Texas business executive and pastor Ryan Binkley said he has visited all of Iowa’s 99 counties in a bid for the Republican nomination for president.

His candidacy has been a long shot, tailing far behind the leaders in the race: former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.

In a May 2023 interview, Binkley told the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, that he believed he could carve a path with a platform that prioritizes unity and, at times, bipartisanship on financial, immigration and health care policy. But December’s Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll showed 0% of caucusgoers said Binkley is their first choice.

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