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What It's Like to Live in Iowa Ahead of the Caucuses_ by [Zeke J Miller / Cedar Rapids, Iowa](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jan 30, 2016 5:49 PM UTC by [Zeke J Miller / Cedar Rapids, Iowa](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jan 30, 2016 5:49 PM UTC Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will appear with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at his final rally before the Iowa Caucuses Sunday night in West Des Moines, the campaign said, providing a final boost to Christie before the first ballots are cast. The appearance, in which Branstad introduce Christie, is not an official endorsement, according to Christie’s campaign. But it is expected to nonetheless signal Branstad’s preference in the race, much like Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s appearance with Sen. Marco Rubio last week gave a signal to her supporters. The ties between Christie and Branstad run deep. Christie’s Iowa campaign is filled with veterans of Branstad’s 2010 and 2014 Iowa races, and Christie deployed the resources of the Republican Governors Association to help Branstad in his re-election. Christie also stumped for Branstad in Iowa and attended several fundraisers during both campaigns. **Read More:** [_Meet the First-Time Voters Who Are Changing the Election_](http://time.com/4196622/trump-sanders-voters/) Christie frequently touts his ties to Branstad on the campaign trial. “Team Branstad is with Team Christie and that’s a good thing,” he said at an event Friday. Branstad has long said he would not formally endorse in the race, preferring to welcome all candidates to the state, but earlier this month he came out against Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s candidacy. Late last year, Christie [shifted his campaign focus](http://time.com/4165593/chris-christie-iowa-governor/) to Iowa, seeing an opportunity to beat Jeb Bush in the state, saying his expectation is to place first among governors in the state, hoping it will provide him a boost of momentum going into New Hampshire. Christie, the former chairman of the Republican Governors Association, is betting on governors like Branstad, and their political networks, to provide him a boost nationwide in states where he lacks larger organizations. ## Transcript Marco Rubio, all over the place on immigration. Bernie Sanders didn't hesitate to say no to. [ MUSIC ] Come to America. Rand Paul I'm Bernie Sanders. Marco Rubio That's why I'm running for president. I Bernie Sanders. Doctor Ben Carson. Watching all the ads right now, I wish I could say that it's informative, it's energizing. It's crazy. It's annoying. [ LAUGH ] It's not very helpful. I probably see Easily 60 to 70 a day. Phone calls from candidates. Phone calls from the various political parties. At this point are suffering through them, as opposed to get excited to be apart of a process. The mute button is very, very helpful. I kinda fast forward through them. There's so many ads that it's difficult to tune in when I hear them. You're inundated, there's no way you can not see them. [ SOUND ] There's such excitement about being the place where the caucuses start but there is such a thing as too much. At this point, people are getting sick of the process. We're actually kinda looking forward to the New Hampshire taking over and South Carolina getting all of these ads and all these times and we turn us to A certain sense of normalcy around Iowa. How are ya? Hello, how are you? Hi nice to meet you. All right, right this way. 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