President Donald Trump has reinstated campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa for Sunday, November 1, reversing a decision to cancel the events just one day prior. The rallies are intended to support Republican candidates in the final days leading up to the November 3 midterm elections. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, October 30, President Trump stated that he decided to reschedule the visits following direct requests from Republican officials in both states. “We have some races that are very important, and they said if you could come, it would be better than a telephone rally,” Trump said. “I tried to convince them otherwise, but they asked me to come. So I will be going on Sunday.” The reversal follows an unexpected announcement on Thursday, October 29, that the events—originally planned for Senatorial candidate Roger Marshall in Kansas and Representative Ashley Hinson in Iowa—had been scrapped. A source familiar with the campaign’s planning indicated that the schedule was initially adjusted to accommodate a series of telephone rallies Trump intends to hold for various Republican candidates. The renewed focus on these states comes as recent polling indicates unexpectedly tight races in regions that have historically favored the Republican Party. In Kansas, a Washington Post poll released Friday showed Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton leading Roger Marshall 52% to 43% among likely voters, while a CNN poll placed the lead at four percentage points, within the margin of error. In Iowa, Representative Ashley Hinson holds a narrow lead of less than one percentage point over Democratic challenger Josh Turek, according to the Real Clear Politics polling average. President Trump has conducted over two dozen rallies during the final phase of the midterm campaign in an effort to mobilize his base. Despite these efforts, recent polling suggests his approval ratings remain low in several of the states he is visiting, including Kansas and Iowa. Prior to the Sunday events, the President was scheduled to hold a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday.