Posted on 01/15/2024 6:17:01 PM PST by Red Badger
Former President Donald Trump won the first GOP presidential voting contest of 2024 in Iowa on Monday by a wide margin, according to multiple reports.
Despite historically harsh weather conditions, Iowans turned out for Trump, putting him one step closer to the GOP nomination in the 2024 presidential election, according to multiple outlets. Trump is standing at 55% in the polls with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley at 18.5% and Gov. Ron DeSantis at 17.9%, according to The Associated Press. (RELATED: Iowa Voters Say Trump Conviction Wouldn’t Affect Their Support: POLL)
The victory came despite popular Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds endorsing DeSantis in November, arguing that she didn’t believe the former president could win a general election against President Joe Biden.
A recent poll revealed that 61% of Iowans said that their support would not change if Trump was convicted in any of his trials, and 20% said their support for the former president would increase if Trump was convicted.
Trump did not hold as many events as his fellow candidates, holding only 13 events since November, according to NBC News.
DeSantis and Ramaswamy have both completed the “full Grassley” of Iowa’s 99 counties named after Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, who makes the trip every year.
Trump is currently polling at an average of 61% nationally and nearly 44% on average in the next primary battle in New Hampshire, according to RealClearPolitics. Trump also revealed Wednesday during a town hall on FOX News that he has picked his vice presidential running mate, but his campaign walked the comments back, saying that the matter hasn’t been discussed in “any great detail,” according to ABC News.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
I look for Ron to drop out.
He’ll stay in til SC..................
In Iowa you can change your party registration on the night of the caucus.
Iowa Results
Live results
Last Updated: January 15, 11:27:15PM ET
Iowa Republican Caucus
Exit Polls
Candidate Delegates Vote % Votes
D. Trump 20
51%
53,444
R. DeSantis 8
21%
22,395
N. Haley 7
19%
20,024
V. Ramaswamy 2
8%
8,079
R. Binkley 0
1%
733
A. Hutchinson 0
0%
188
Other 0
0%
80
C. Christie 0
0%
32
Total Estimated To Be Early/Absentee: 0%
91% of Expected Vote Reporting
True dat...
Yes!!!!!! Trump 1, RINOs 0...
Iowa Results
Live results
Last Updated: January 15, 11:49:30PM ET
Iowa Republican Caucus
Exit Polls
Candidate Delegates Vote % Votes
D. Trump 20
51%
55,432
R. DeSantis 8
21%
23,054
N. Haley 7
19%
20,687
V. Ramaswamy 2
8%
8,312
R. Binkley 0
1%
763
A. Hutchinson 0
0%
190
Other 0
0%
84
C. Christie 0
0%
35
Total Estimated To Be Early/Absentee: 0%
94% of Expected Vote Reporting
The reports are that there were democrats changing their registration to Republican so they could vote for DeSantis or Haley, primarily Haley.
Now its a set up for New Hampshire. If Trump sweeps there, I fear, the signal will go out to Take down Trump-permanently. The plan is now in motion—Tucker got it right—to remove Mr. Trump with an accident—health problem—or mad man’s blade. They joke of doing a JFK on him—but it’s no joke to many on the left. If he should die—make no mistake—it will be a Progressive assassination. I fear for Trump and the Republic.
Pray for the protection of Trump, his family, and his team.
Very well said and I agree. Even trusting the Secret Service to help keep him insulated is risky at this point. They work for Biden too.
Democrats aren’t’ allowed in..............>>>>>>>>>>>>>
In some urban precincts, Democrats registered as Republicans in an attempt to have Haley win.......
In some instances the Dems were let in.But the landslide for Trump was so great , their skullduggery did not matter more than a little bit.
But they had to switch to Republican to do so, right?
Yes, but these Dems who switched to Republican to vote against Trump in the primary, will vote for the Dem in the general.
Congrats to the good people of Iowa. I am pleasantly surprised..
LOL @ clueless goofball Asa and the lardass loudmouth
really interesting...
didnt do the dirty dems any good did it.
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