Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is subtly urging Iowa Caucusgoers to focus on the 2024 election rather than on former President Donald Trump’s indictments. Without saying Trump’s name, DeSantis made the pitch to a crowd in Garner this weekend.

DeSantis says last Wednesday’s debate has kicked off a new phase of the campaign.

DeSantis is about halfway through his plan to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties. Businessman Vivek (vih-VAKE) Ramaswamy (rahm-uh-SWAH-mee) also campaigned in Iowa this weekend and told reporters his goal is to finish in the top three in the 2024 Iowa Caucuses.

Ramaswamy held events in half a dozen Iowa towns Friday and Saturday, drawing people who had never heard of him before Wednesday’s debate.

Ramaswamy was in seventh place in this month’s Des Moines Register/N-B-C News/Mediacom Iowa Poll.