Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses in first contests of 2024

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Anonymous wrote:DeSantis and Haley are too close to each other for either to drop out. They are splitting the anti-Trump vote and are going to hand the nomination to DJT.

You really think there’s a parallel universe in which any of them beats Trump under any circumstances? Trump is the nominee, unless courts interfere with the democratic process.

You mean by holding him accountable for his crimes?

Please, please keep saying this. It only helps Trump.

How so? The American people want to see him rotting in prison.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, only 100k showed up? Less than 2/3 of 2016 turnout. That is embarrassingly low turnout. Seems like republicans are not enthusiastic about their choices.

MAGA is blaming the weather, but that’s Midwest weather. Enthusiasm was mild at best.

It was the coldest caucus in history with temps in the negative 30's. Many parking lots were not cleared and walkways were slippery from the snow a few days ago.
Most pundits were predicting a low turn out because of the bitter cold.
Bottom line.... Trump won over 50% of the vote - more than any candidate has ever won.
And, he got more votes than he received in 2016.
It was definitely a win for him.

If Biden only got 50% in a primary, I’d be pretty concerned.

It's as been discussed. Trump has the election-denying MAGA, and there's a big population of GOP voters hoping for something different. These results are pretty meh given the dynamic.

If 50% of your own party doesn’t really like you, it’s a pretty big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, only 100k showed up? Less than 2/3 of 2016 turnout. That is embarrassingly low turnout. Seems like republicans are not enthusiastic about their choices.

Flights cancelled, super cold, snow

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Anonymous wrote:Immigration is #1 issue for voters.

Ironic given Iowa would not be viable as an economy without immigrant workers.

They see open borders just like the rest of the country.

Except the borders are not "open" despite right wing news media claims to the contrary. This just proves the cultist MAGAs will rule the roost.

Um... you realize that ALL mainstream news sources have finally caught up to the fact that we have a very serious border crisis on our hands, made so by Joe Biden?? Keep blabbering about "right wing news media" - you just look as idiotic as usual.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/09/opinion/immigration-in-one-chart.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/21/us/migrant-influx-us-border-what-it-looks-like/index.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-released-more-than-23-million-migrants-at-border-since-2021-data-show/ar-AA1mz7Tj
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/01/12/why-a-border-deal-may-never-be-reached-00135346

Caught up with? Mainstream news have led coverage about border issues.

There’s an immigration bill solution in Congress right now. House Republicans are blocking it because they don’t want to hand Biden a political win. More proof Republicans hate America and all that she stands for.

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Anonymous wrote:I am surprised anyone is surprised. It looks very apparent that we will have a trump/Biden rematch, unless there's a medical emergency that precludes it.

Ha. You are exactly correct, and that possibility is high.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, only 100k showed up? Less than 2/3 of 2016 turnout. That is embarrassingly low turnout. Seems like republicans are not enthusiastic about their choices.

Flights cancelled, super cold, snow

Sounds like a Midwest winter.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, only 100k showed up? Less than 2/3 of 2016 turnout. That is embarrassingly low turnout. Seems like republicans are not enthusiastic about their choices.

Flights cancelled, super cold, snow

It’s almost always cold and snowy on caucus day in Iowa.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, only 100k showed up? Less than 2/3 of 2016 turnout. That is embarrassingly low turnout. Seems like republicans are not enthusiastic about their choices.

Flights cancelled, super cold, snow

Iowans live in Iowa, you know. They don’t have to fly there, they’ve dealt with the cold and snow their entire lives. That’s not to say that weather can’t affect turnout, but the GOP isn’t the hot property it once was and many don’t want a criminal heading up their party.

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“Trump Wins Iowa in Historic 30-Point Landslide at 51 Percent; DeSantis 2nd“
https://www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-iowa-caucus/2024/01/15/id/1149693/

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I have a bad feeling that Trump will be re elected. He’s winning the gop nomination.

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Anonymous wrote:“Trump Wins Iowa in Historic 30-Point Landslide at 51 Percent; DeSantis 2nd“
https://www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-iowa-caucus/2024/01/15/id/1149693/

Apparently Nikki Haley was allegedly not at all discouraged even with DeSantis ending up above her in Iowa

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Anonymous wrote:Immigration is #1 issue for voters.

Ironic given Iowa would not be viable as an economy without immigrant workers.

They see open borders just like the rest of the country.

Except the borders are not "open" despite right wing news media claims to the contrary. This just proves the cultist MAGAs will rule the roost.

Um... you realize that ALL mainstream news sources have finally caught up to the fact that we have a very serious border crisis on our hands, made so by Joe Biden?? Keep blabbering about "right wing news media" - you just look as idiotic as usual.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/09/opinion/immigration-in-one-chart.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/21/us/migrant-influx-us-border-what-it-looks-like/index.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-released-more-than-23-million-migrants-at-border-since-2021-data-show/ar-AA1mz7Tj
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/01/12/why-a-border-deal-may-never-be-reached-00135346

Caught up with? Mainstream news have led coverage about border issues.

There’s an immigration bill solution in Congress right now. House Republicans are blocking it because they don’t want to hand Biden a political win. More proof Republicans hate America and all that she stands for.

+1
Either it is a real issue that should be dealt with or it isn’t. The GOP is obviously just using it to work their hateful voters into an agitated state.

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Anonymous wrote:“Trump Wins Iowa in Historic 30-Point Landslide at 51 Percent; DeSantis 2nd“
https://www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-iowa-caucus/2024/01/15/id/1149693/

Apparently Nikki Haley was allegedly not at all discouraged even with DeSantis ending up above her in Iowa

Birdbrain is a swamp creature. The birdbrains in the swamp that have bumbled into WW3, hyperinflation and urine soaked cities love Birdbrain.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, only 100k showed up? Less than 2/3 of 2016 turnout. That is embarrassingly low turnout. Seems like republicans are not enthusiastic about their choices.

MAGA is blaming the weather, but that’s Midwest weather. Enthusiasm was mild at best.

It was the coldest caucus in history with temps in the negative 30's. Many parking lots were not cleared and walkways were slippery from the snow a few days ago.
Most pundits were predicting a low turn out because of the bitter cold.
Bottom line.... Trump won over 50% of the vote - more than any candidate has ever won.
And, he got more votes than he received in 2016.
It was definitely a win for him.

If Biden only got 50% in a primary, I’d be pretty concerned.

Iowa doesn't have a primary. It has a caucus, which is what occurred last night. Caucuses are closer to rank ordering than a straight vote. More to the point, the vote for Trump was the largest percentage in Iowa caucus history. To say it another way, no candidate has ever done better in an Iowa caucus in the history of Iowa caucuses. So the interpretation that this is a lackluster outcome is not contextually logical.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, only 100k showed up? Less than 2/3 of 2016 turnout. That is embarrassingly low turnout. Seems like republicans are not enthusiastic about their choices.

Flights cancelled, super cold, snow

Iowans live in Iowa, you know. They don’t have to fly there, they’ve dealt with the cold and snow their entire lives. That’s not to say that weather can’t affect turnout, but the GOP isn’t the hot property it once was and many don’t want a criminal heading up their party.

I think PP is saying that Trump was unable to fly in the illegal out of state voters that he was planning on bringing in.