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Stephen F. Hayes: Some Iowans Are Now Former Trump Supporters Because He Ditched Debate
RealClearPolitics ^ | January 28, 2016

Posted on 01/30/2016 9:35:49 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

On Thursday's edition of Special Report, Stephen F. Hayes of the Weekly Standard revealed he has met several Iowans who are now "former Trump supporters" because he decided not to participate in tonight's debate hosted by the FOX News Channel.

"I talked to a couple of Trump supporters who are now former Trump supporters," Hayes said. "Precisely because they thought that his sitting out this one in particular was a slap in the face of Iowans."

"I talked to one woman last night who was not a Trump supporter, she was going to caucus for Rubio or Cruz. She said, 'I take this very personally. We here in Iowa take our participation in the caucuses very seriously, very personally. And if he is not going to show up and doesn't treat this with the seriousness it deserves, given the fact that it is a contest to becoming the president of the United States, I may stay home,'" Hayes recalled.

"I don't know if that is representative of any broader Iowa population," Hayes acknowledged, "but if the question is, are some Iowans upset about it? Yeah, the answer is some Iowans are upset about it."(continued)

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TOPICS: Iowa; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 1stcanadiansenator; anonymoussources; debates; iowa; narrative; several; tds; trump
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To: conservative98

A stupid mailer is important but not going to the debate because he got his little feelings hurt is presidential. If that 2am call comes and the hurt little Donalds feelings will he just hang up? Trump needs to grow a pair and get thicker skin.


61 posted on 01/31/2016 4:19:46 AM PST by pas
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If some left that’s normal as much as 3 - 5% of people don’t know who they will support as they walk into the polls. No big deal.


62 posted on 01/31/2016 4:32:45 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m a Trump supporter, a lukewarm one. I want to know how he will appoint supreme court justices.

Does anyone have any info on what he’s said regarding that (other than his liberal sister would be a great SC justice.) I’m really nervous about it.


63 posted on 01/31/2016 4:33:47 AM PST by Baldwin77 (Christians want their RAINBOW back. I'm offended the gays use a Biblical icon as their flag.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anything coming from anyone associated with the Standard Weakling should always be suspect.


64 posted on 01/31/2016 5:18:37 AM PST by euram
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Many
Would you believe a couple
How about one woman?


65 posted on 01/31/2016 5:50:49 AM PST by Raycpa
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To: catnipman

These mailers don’t matter. My daughter got one (she is away at school and doesn’t vote as much) from the Ernst campaign and for the Republican primary from the Iowa Republican party.

But keep dreaming this will change the tide.

BTW an update to the massive Trump ground game final phone call total
3 Florina calls YESTERDAY
2 Trump calls the entire election season


66 posted on 01/31/2016 5:54:44 AM PST by Iowa David
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He’s about as independent as a presidential candidate can be.


67 posted on 01/31/2016 6:01:18 AM PST by ArcadeQuarters ("Immigration Reform" is ballot stuffing)
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To: erkelly

I have noticed that their are about four types of people calling Rush:

1. Trump supporters.
2. Cruz supporters.
3. Cruz supporters posing as Trump supporters who give stupid reasons for supporting Trump. Rush will react as though he believes them.
4. Cruz supporters posing as former Trump supporters and explaining why they discarded Trump in favor of Cruz.


68 posted on 01/31/2016 7:04:04 AM PST by odawg
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To: Iowa David

“2 Trump calls the entire election season”

Trump’s campaign is too smart to waste time and effort telephoning you: they’re telephoning the people whose information they collected at their rallies.


69 posted on 01/31/2016 8:35:47 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: RitaOK

“I can not go without Morning Joe on mnbc”

thanks, i’ll check it out.


70 posted on 01/31/2016 8:54:37 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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