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p>> reporter: in marshaltown ioa angst over the health care plan shared the stage with another shao. support an independent investigation into trump and his campaign campaign's purported ties to russia? >> not at the current time. >> reporter: the firing of former fbi head james comey, fired up this crowd at iowa congressman rod blum's town hall. >> if trump would be guilty of something would he fire the fbi director. that would be a dumb move. i get it. you hate the president. i get it. >> reporter: blum represents a district that president obama won twice, but went to mr. trump last fall. the few trump supporters at the town hall say comey and russia did not bother them. >> the investigation is done by the guys in the field, all right. one guy. even if it's the head guy doesn't make any difference to whether or not the investigation goes forward or not. >> reporter: now adding to the anxiety the republicans maybe feeling is new polling out now which suggests a clear majority of americans find fault with the president's decision to fire the head of the fbi. xwail gayle? >> thank you