Two southern Republican presidential candidates worked crowds in northern Iowa over the weekend, appearing in the caucus state just two days after speaking on the national debate stage last week.

Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry talked to voters in Iowa Falls and Waterloo about their positions on foreign policy, Planned Parenthood, Common Core, and moving the country in “the right direction” again. Both contenders have been polling toward the bottom half of the national polls, but they said they are not discouraged by those results.

“We’re getting a great response in Iowa,” said Jindal. “Folks are willing to wait for hours to come and ask questions, and I’ve had many folks come up to me and thank me for not being politically correct.”

Jindal added that his style of grassroots campaigning in the early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire is more effective than simply appearing on national television with bold remarks, such as fellow contender Donald Trump.

“It’s easy to give a speech and a one-liner,” said Jindal. “I think folks want more substance than that, they want someone who is willing to answer their questions, and we’ve got to embrace our own principles. I disagree with Jeb (Bush). He says that we have to be willing to lose the primary in order to win the general, and that’s a mistake.”

Perry was asked during the Hardin County GOP fundraiser on Saturday about his position on a local issue: eminent domain. Perry said he is willing to look at all aspects of the problem, in particular to Iowa farmers who may have their land seized or impacted by a looming Dakota Access Pipeline that stretches from North Dakota into Illinois.

“I know everyone’s not going to be happy, but at the end of the day, there’s a process in place,” said Perry. “And we have to basically say, are we going to be for the development of our economic states, or are we not.”

Perry added that he understand farmers’ frustration, having gone through similar problems with pipeline companies when he was the governor of Texas.

“Listen, the companies want to go straight and fast and cheap as they can,” said Perry. “I get that. But there are also some things about people’s views and people’s land and if you can go somewhere without splitting…well let’s do those.”

Jindal has a few more events throughout Iowa on Monday and Tuesday before wrapping up his five-day tour in the metro on Wednesday. Both candidates will speak at the Iowa State Fair next week.