Posted on 09/09/2023 9:13:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Blah blah blah
The caucus system is an odd form of choosing a candidate. Over the years it’s produced a lot of strange winners. I just remember in 2020 it took the Democrats two and a half weeks to get their count right.
Even if some surprise upset were to happen in Iowa (which I highly doubt) it won’t change the overall outcome… Yes, the msm and establishment will play it up and claim Trump is in trouble, if anyone else outperforms expectations, but it’s all nonsense.. just propaganda to try to influence.
Trump is going to be the nominee, when the dust settles, receiving well over 60% of the overall primary vote.
Don’t have to like it, but Trump was the nominee as of Jan 7 2021, as long as he chose to run. Anyone telling you anything otherwise is a liar or a fool.
For context here we’re the last few open election caucus results for Iowa and the eventual nominee, Iowa has only selected the eventual nominee in an open Republican year, 2 out of the last 7 tries, and only one time did that nominee actually win the the White House.
2016 Cruz won the Iowa Caucuses and Trump was the eventual nominee
2012 Santorum won Iowa Caucus, Romney was the eventual nominee
2008 mike Huckabee won Iowa Caucus, john McCain was the eventual nominee
2000 George Bush won Iowas Caucuses and was the eventual nominee
1996 Bob Dole, who was the eventual nominee
1988 Bob Dole, George Bush was the eventual nominee
1980 George Bush, Reagan was the eventual nominee.
Picking out a hat you always wanted for you obviously.
Size 3 3/4
Poor Ronnie, still holding on to the horse’s tail as it drags him through the mud. This will go on until the last dime has been taken by fraudulent campaign consultants that have been lying to him.
It’s a Caucus.
What did we learn about Caucuses in 2016? Anyone remember?
Ted Cruz won every one of them.
Caucuses are run by the party. Only party favorites make it
into the Caucus situation, and they vote in strict adherence
to the GOPe desires and dictates.
What is going on here, is that they are trying to make it
seem like Ron has caught fire. No, the GOPe will simply
light a fire under any Republican that doesn’t vote for
him when the Caucus comes around.
This is utter nonsense.
Trump 2024
In 2007, Sen. Chris Dodd actually moved his family to Iowa and enrolled his daughter in school. He campaigned almost full time for months.
For the ‘88 election, Sen. Dick Gephardt moved with family members to Iowa for campaigning there. Sen. Paul Simon also rented an apartment in Des Moines for intensive campaigning.
Nobody makes their campaign in Iowa, but a lot of candidates are weeded out there, more recently, Kamala and Tulsi.
Caucus rules have changed. Now, delegates to the next level are bound by the presidential preference voting results.
“a Republican field that is “wide-open,””
ROTFLOL!
welllll, i suppose if someone actually believes that ridiculous delusion, then they’d probably believe anything ...
With the latest poll in Iowa showing President Trump with a commanding 51/14 lead over Ron DeSantis, the people in control of the DeSantis operation are now lowering the bar to say a second-place finish is good enough to continue.
Team DeSantis has essentially camped out in Iowa for the past several weeks, pulling all their resources from other states as the polling for their candidate has consistently gotten worse.
The goal of reboot 4.0 was to focus heavily on Iowa and to a lesser extent New Hampshire. However, after weeks of campaigning in Iowa, the polling has only gone backward. DeSantis has lost half the support he originally carried as the Florida Governor tours the state.
(Politico) – […] “We believe it’s already a two-person race,” a top DeSantis campaign official granted anonymity to discuss strategy told POLITICO. “But the reality is, on the ballot there are other choices, and our goal is to get this down to a two-person race on the ballot, especially as we head into South Carolina and beyond into March.”
Speaking ahead of DeSantis’ weekend trip to Iowa, the official said “a strong second-place showing gives us an opportunity to go in[to] New Hampshire and show success.”
Expectations-setting is a tried and true element of every campaign, and DeSantis’ team remains bullish about his ability to make up ground. But coming four months before the first votes are cast in Iowa, the sentiments from the DeSantis campaign official reflect the yawning gap that’s emerged between the Florida governor and former President Donald Trump in both national and Iowa polls.
DeSantis’ operation has looked to Iowa as a springboard. Shortly before the first primary debate, the head of his allied super PAC, Never Back Down, privately told donors that they anticipated a win in the state. (read more)
With the increased desperation and the retreat of big donors, the DeSantis operation really needs the Bush network to step up big for the Fox Business Debate scheduled this month at the Reagan Library in California. Dana Perino has moved into position.
The Bushes, Prescotts, multinationals and professional Republicans funded by Sea Island billionaires will now start to overemphasize the “chaos Trump” narrative, in order to wear down the psyche of the base Republican voters. They really need mental fatigue to erode the Trump support, and you can see the efforts taking place in the alignment of narratives shared by the Democrats and the Republicans.
The big problem the GOPe face is that now the larger voting base have caught on to the “illusion of choice” playbook. Ordinary voters can see how the schemes are being constructed, and the support for Donald Trump continues to grow. This was evidenced in the Iowa -vs- Iowa State football game earlier today.
Crowds in the Iowa football sphere were heavily enthusiastic about President Trump, and Ron DeSantis at the same event seemed even smaller than usual. Whoever keeps coming up with these efforts to compare and contrast is really not helping DeSantis at all. The Florida Governor looks small and silly despite being supported and carried around by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
I can't believe I'm waking up to DeSimps, whose candidate is down 40 talking sh#t yet again.
These have to be the most insufferable dorks on the internet.
Just change your voter registration to (D) already. We know how you "Never Trump" losers are gonna vote.— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) September 10, 2023
No, the more exposure the Meatball gets, the more he loses support.
There were a few boos, but the vast majority of yeahs drowned out the few boos. The RATs booed him I am sure. But it wasn’t because they love Meatball.
Now Meatball? Nobody even noticed him being there.
Try to tell the truth. Roundly booed sounds like the whole place was booing. Sorry, but the videos all over the place do not support what you claim.
Trump is way ahead in Iowa.
Good to hear that! Sounds like the Colleges of Ag, Business, and Engineering were well represented.
Probably all Journalism students.
RDS’s wife sure got ugly in Iowa. LOL
Where was she, was she missing? Is there a number to call?
though that was likely college students.
Not a fan of DeSantos, but I do think he’ll do much better in Iowa than many expect.
Yep. 2024 is shaping up to be a total catastrophe for the GOP and America.
Nope...not students! Middle aged goofs were flipping him off. The kids, from being there and seeing many photos were smiling, cheering and taking pictures.
I was a student at ISU when I cast my first vote...for Reagan’s second term. Same energy! These kids remember how good things were just a few years ago. Can you imagine being 19 and being worried about being drafted because of the Ukraine nuttery?
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