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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 22:33:27 GMT -5
Current results (per the AP) Donald Trump, 51% (20 delegates) Ron DeSantis, 21.2% (9 delegates) Nikki Haley, 19.1% (8 delegates) Vivek Ramaswamy, 7.7% (3 delegates) Asa Hutchinson, 1%
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 22:36:42 GMT -5
(Associated Press) Party switcher for HaleyDES MOINES— Carol Hendrick is a lifelong Iowa Democrat, but she registered as a Republican on Monday night so she could caucus for Haley. Hendrick said just before the GOP hopeful spoke at her caucus site in Des Moines that she would do “anything I could do” to keep Trump from becoming president again. “Her doing well makes Trump look worse,” Hendrick said. “I do wish her well. She’s an accomplished person.” Hendrick said she would back Democrat Joe Biden in the general election, even if Haley won the Republican nomination.
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 22:38:11 GMT -5
Current results Donald Trump, 51.6% (21 delegates) Ron DeSantis, 20.9% (8 delegates) Nikki Haley, 18.8% (8 delegates) Vivek Ramaswamy, 7.7% (3 delegates) Asa Hutchinson, 1%
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 22:49:56 GMT -5
(Associated Press) Trump leads GOP rightward march and other takeaways from the Iowa caucusesWASHINGTON— Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party has been clear since the day he announced he would make another run for the White House 14 months ago. It can be seen in the party’s ideological shift even further to the right on cultural issues and, especially, on immigration policy. Iowa Republicans were a clear reflection of that on Monday night, delivering the former president an emphatic victory. They channeled his anger, and his view that basically everything President Joe Biden has done has been a “disaster.” About 9 in 10 voters said they want upheaval or substantial change in how the government operates, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 1,500 voters who said they planned to take part in the caucuses. As clear-cut as his win was, though, Iowa has not historically played the role of kingmaker in the Republican nominating process. New Hampshire’s voters don’t take their cues from Iowa. -Read more: apnews.com/article/iowa-caucus-trump-desantis-haley-takeaways-d1b8be2d9f95969fd6d62f73fa95226b
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 22:52:42 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Trump won so quickly that not many people had yet gathered at his election watch party in Des Moines. There was no great cheer to celebrate the moment. But now hundreds of Trump supporters are in a cavernous hall at the Iowa Events Center, many sporting “Maga” regalia. Among them are Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and notorious far-right extremist Laura Loomer. Two giant screens proclaim: TRUMP WINS IOWA! in white letters on a black background, then switch to Fox News. Between them is a big US national flag and a row of more US national flags. Golden oldies by Elvis and others – and from the musical The Phantom of the Opera – are booming from loudspeakers. A lectern has “Trump: Make America great again” written on it. He is expected to give a victory speech sooner or later.
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 22:53:52 GMT -5
Current results Donald Trump, 51.1% (20 delegates) Ron DeSantis, 21.2% (9 delegates) Nikki Haley, 19% (8 delegates) Vivek Ramaswamy, 7.7% (3 delegates) Asa Hutchinson, 1%
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 22:54:58 GMT -5
Supporters of Donald Trump wait for him to speak at the Iowa Events Center. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA ..awaiting Donald Trump's victory speech in Des Moines tonight...
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 22:57:14 GMT -5
Current results... Donald Trump, 51% (20 delegates) Ron DeSantis, 21.3% (9 delegates) Nikki Haley, 19% (8 delegates) Vivek Ramaswamy, 7.7% (3 delegates) Asa Hutchinson, 1%
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 23:09:28 GMT -5
(Associated Press) Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they’d support him all along, AP VoteCast showsIn some ways, Iowa’s Republican caucuses were practically over before they began, with Donald Trump cultivating a deep network of support over three presidential runs. About 7 in 10 Iowans who caucused for Trump on Monday night said they have known all along that they would support a man who has remade the Republican Party through his “Make America Great Again” political movement. Trump was carried to victory by the majority of caucusgoers who say they back it, a sign of his growing influence in a state that denied him a victory eight years ago.
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 23:11:09 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Trump speaks in Des MoinesDonald Trump is addressing a cheering crowd in Des Moines. ““I really think this is time now for everybody, our country, to come together,” he said.
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 23:12:17 GMT -5
Current results Donald Trump, 50.9% (20 delegates) Ron DeSantis, 21.3% (9 delegates) Nikki Haley, 19.1% (8 delegates) Vivek Ramaswamy, 7.7% (3 delegates) Asa Hutchinson, 1%
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 23:13:46 GMT -5
The vote counts have pretty much settled now, with about 10 percent of the vote left to count; as things stand, the Iowa delegate count is... 1st} Donald Trump, 20 delegates 2nd} Ron DeSantis, 9 delegates 3rd} Nikii Haley, 8 delegates 4th} Vivek Ramaswamy, 3 delegates
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Post by Webster on Jan 15, 2024 23:22:29 GMT -5
A scene from Ron DeSantis's Iowa caucus watch party, in West Des Moines. Photograph: Alyssa Pointer/Reuters Signs in support of Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are displayed at a caucus site at Horizon Event Center in Clive, Iowa. Photograph: Sergio Flores/Reuters
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Post by Webster on Jan 16, 2024 16:41:29 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Most Republicans at Iowa’s caucus said they felt Donald Trump would be fit for the White House even if he were convicted of a crime, an entrance poll has revealed. About two-thirds of caucus-goers also said they did not believe Democratic president Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 election (there is no evidence of widespread fraud in that election, in which Biden won both the electoral college and popular vote), according to the poll. Trump has been charged with 91 felony counts across four criminal cases. Here are the updated highlights, reported by Reuters, from the Edison Research poll based on interviews with 1,628 Iowa Republicans: --66% said they did not think Biden legitimately won the presidency in 2020. --65% said they decided who to support in the presidential nomination contest before this month. --65% said Trump would still be fit to be president if he were convicted of a crime. 31% said he would be unfit if convicted. --61% said they favor a federal law that would ban abortions nationwide. --53% of white caucus-goers who considered themselves evangelical or born-again Christians supported Trump, while 27% backed DeSantis. --46% of voters said they considered themselves part of the Maga movement, a reference to Trump’s Make America Great Again slogan. 50% said they were not part of that movement. --Trump led Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis by double digits among men and women alike. But among college graduates Trump was preferred by about 37% of caucus-goers, compared to 28% for Haley and 26% for DeSantis. --38% percent of caucus-goers said the economy was the issue that mattered most in deciding who to vote for on Monday, compared to 34% who cited immigration, while the rest cited foreign policy or abortion. --14% said the most important quality a Republican presidential nominee should have is the ability to beat Biden, compared to 41% who said shared values mattered most.
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Post by Webster on Jan 16, 2024 17:13:07 GMT -5
(The Guardian) About seven in 10 Iowans who caucused for Donald Trump on Monday night said they knew all along that that they would support the former president, according to a poll. The findings by the Associated Press’s VoteCast poll suggest that last night’s GOP caucuses were practically over before they even began, and show that Trump has cultivated a deep network of support over three presidential runs. Trump performed strongly in small town and rural communities, where about 60% of caucus goers in Iowa said they live, AP reported. Trump was also backed by white evangelical Christians, who make up nearly half of the caucus goers, and among those without a college degree. GOP voters in the state cited immigration and the economy as their priorities; roughly four in 10 identified immigration as the most important issue for the nation, and about six in 10 put their support behind Trump. About 90% of Iowa’s Republican caucus goers said they supported building a wall along the US-Mexico border, with about seven in 10 expressing strong support for the idea first championed by Trump during his 2016 campaign. The vast majority of caucus goers, about three-quarters, said immigrants hurt the US, the poll said.
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