By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--January 16, 2024
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Surprise? There was no surprise in the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus that arrived as the first vote of the coming 2024 presidential race.
The Iowa caucus was Donald J. Trump’s for the taking, long before the persecuted former president had 52.8% support with only 38% of the expected vote in.
At the end, Trump supporters came out in frigid Iowa weather in a hot win that mainstream and social media could not possibly hide or downplay.
Related: Vivek Ramaswamy suspends presidential campaign, endorses Trump after fourth-place finish
After all their boasts, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with only 21.2% of the vote, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (19.0%) and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (7.7%) should have been walloped by surprise.
How the media, certain special counsels and assorted RINOs must have hated the reality proving that the man they hate most was well on his way to recording the most stunning margin of victory in the modern history of the Iowa caucus, going way back back to 1972—to become the first Republican candidate to get more than 50% support in a contested caucus.
Lesson in the ignored snow and ice some hoped would keep people indoors: you can’t simply just wish a winner away.
Nor you can you simply wish voters away—or mess with every election.
It is for certain that the candidate egos of DeSantis and Haley can’t overcome people’s intent for whom they want to vote.
"Trump’s campaign had been planning on a blowout win in the first-in-the-nation caucus, with his team rolling out a “10 for Trump” strategy relying on caucus captains to recruit new or irregular participants to put their support behind the former president. (NY Post, Jan. 15, 2024)
As for the 11th-hour “surprise” that never came to pass:
“Iowa Republican Strategist David Kochel went on with CNN this frigid Monday morning to discuss the Republican Caucus being held tonight in Iowa. (Gateway Pundit, Jan. 15. 2024)
The shocking outcome is a particular blow to DeSantis, who invested heavily in a ground game operation that failed to overcome the former president’s popularity among Iowa voters, particularly after Trump was hit with four criminal indictments beginning in March of last year.
“Despite the result, DeSantis told reporters earlier Monday he would remain in the race even if he finished third behind Trump and Haley.(NY Post)
DeSantis and Haley should put their political egos in their back pockets and recognize reality when it hits:
“Despite the near-dangerous conditions, the White House hopefuls had urged their supporters to show up to the in-person-only vote.”
The reality that happened in Iowa tonight includes the promise in the Trump campaign’s opening lines of the song played at the end of his rallies: ‘Hold On I’m Coming’.
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Iowa caucus-It was A Trump LANDSLIDE & No ‘Surprise’
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By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--January 16, 2024
Cover Story | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us
Surprise? There was no surprise in the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus that arrived as the first vote of the coming 2024 presidential race.
The Iowa caucus was Donald J. Trump’s for the taking, long before the persecuted former president had 52.8% support with only 38% of the expected vote in.
At the end, Trump supporters came out in frigid Iowa weather in a hot win that mainstream and social media could not possibly hide or downplay.
Related: Vivek Ramaswamy suspends presidential campaign, endorses Trump after fourth-place finish
After all their boasts, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with only 21.2% of the vote, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (19.0%) and........
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