Posted on 02/01/2016 10:14:34 AM PST by RoosterRedux
Republican officials predicted record turnout on their side regardless of the weather, fueled in part by Trump's appeal to voters who have not traditionally caucused. Jeff Kaufmann, who chairs the Iowa Republican Party, said his office has been receiving five to six times as many calls compared to past years.
"The phone calls at the Republican Party of Iowa headquarters are absolutely unprecedented. I mean, we're looking at 100 an hour, literally," he said. "Now, obviously, not all of that is tied to Donald Trump. There's also a lot of these calls that are going to a variety of candidates. But I think that's a sign of the enthusiasm."
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) echoed that assessment in an interview, saying Trump has "turned out bigger crowds than we've ever seen before."
"I know everybody is saying, 'Are they just coming for curiosity?' But I think they're for real; they're committed and will show up for caucuses. I do," Branstad said. "I've been pretty impressed with what they've done.
"Of course we saw this phenomenon eight years ago with Obama," he said, referring to President Obama's first White House bid. "It was beyond what anyone could have imagined, and I think Trump is a phenomenon, too."
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Second picture at this link is just creepy. Or maybe the short fella to her left is an SS agent, IDK.
Tonight, after the last vote is counted and the results announced, 30 seconds later the newsies will be headlining:
Who is the most likely top contender for the 2020 Iowa Caucuses? New poll tells all.
We are learning that TRUMP played some chess in low keying his fabulous ground game, unique as it was.
While TRUMP did not appear in every county, he reportedly was able to bring those counties to him in his rallies, and connected by tweets, mailers and phone calls, etc. Who in any Iowa county does not know this is our last hour to blow up the GOPE and the Obama Agenda for Collapse?
TRUMP is hands down the only candidate with the power to restore anything, ever, again.
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