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donald trump has led the republican field since he entered the race in late 2022. throughout the last year, a slew of republicans threw their hats in the ring as alternatives to the former president. debates were held without the former president, who declined every invitation tojoin his rivals on stage, but his support remained remarkably steady. he has led by a wide margin in poll after poll among likely republican primary voters. in the well—respected des moines register poll with nbc news released saturday night, 48% of respondents said they would vote for donald trump. 20% for former south carolina governor nikki haley. 16% for florida governor ron desantis. and less than 10% said they will vote for businessman vivek ramaswamy. the bbc�*s carl nasman is here in iowa, currently following florida governor ron desantis.
then is at five i would bet she will be the last person standing going in. she's got the money to do it. desantis has spent one or $50 million. he put everything into iowa. and he is about to lose. neil: interesting, not all donors are flocking to trump alternatives. bruce a major iowa replicant donor has reaffirmed his commitment to donald trump. others seem to be echoing back. maybe because it looks like the inevitable republican nominee that is to be expected. but, this donald trump to you again your financial support and your big friend to support notwithstanding, does donald trump still would pretty inevitable to you? or is that premature? >> i think right now the chances of donald trump at w winning the primary are excellent.
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gop candidates are working to make their final pitches before iowa voters make their decisions on monday. donald trump remains the overall republican frontrunner while nikki haley and ron desantis are pitching themselves as alternatives to the former president. powerful winter storm has brought blizzard conditions that are already impacting the contest. multiple campaign events have been canceled or rescheduled as virtual meet-ups. temperatures are expected to fall below zero, that's on the fahrenheit scale. monday night when the caucuses will be held, there are growing concerns the weather will have a negative impact on turnout. parts of iowa have already seen the snowiest week since 1942. additional accumulations could impacts canada's plans to barnstorm the state this weekend. cnn's jessica dean has more. >> reporter: with three days until the iowa caucuses the snow fell and fell and fell, and campaigns scrambled. >> you have to go and trudge through snow to earn the vote,
aring an impact on the crucial weekend of campaigning ahead of monday's iowa republican caucuses. nikki haley and ron desantis are battling to present themselves as alternatives to former president donald trump who continues to dominate the gop primary. but they've all had to cancel or modify campaign events this weekend as a powerful winter storm brings blizzard conditions across the state. temperatures will fall below zero and remain there throughout monday. it's never been this cold during a caucus in iowa. republicans are growing increasingly concerned the weather will impact turnout. we turn to taiwan's crucial election. polls closed a short time ago, and vote counting is under way. the results will determine who will be the self-governing island's next leader. cnn has more from hong kong on the latest. so voting's over, counting results, when might we expect to see them? >> reporter: in just a few hours from now, kim. voting is, indeed, over. the tally is under way after
people said he didn't have much on the ground organization and i think the trump campaign remembers that and is trying to change it into a better job organizing on the ground but there's a question how many of these people who are there for the show will come out in these cold caucus nights, predicted to be below 0. paul: the social conservative electorate, desantis is trying to appeal to them of particularly abortion claiming trump is pro-choice. why haven't more voters peeled off trump on that message? >> part of it is they remember him, they remember his economy. some are not impressed by the alternatives. ron desantis talks about his record, how i got things done in florida, school choice, i'm the guy who when the hurricane blows through i get the bridge
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so even if they were to hold their events, it's very difficult for iowans to be able to traverse these roads and physically get there. although donald trump, the former president, enters the caucus as the clear frontrunner, there are some iowans that are still making up their mind, right up until caucus day. there are some iowans who are looking for some alternatives. take a listen. >> i think that it's time for this country to come together. i think it is time to put a leader in there that can bring us together and move us forward and heal some of the past. we've had too much chaos. >> with the way the country is going right now, i think people are looking for something else. >> reporter: so governor desantis, nikki haley on the trail this morning. vivek ramaswamy, asa hutchinson having to switch gears. he canceled one event but will be able to make another. that is the reality of what is happening on the ground. still, iowans have shown great
says that he is still engaged in this. even while being in the hospital. but is there any concern on your part that such a significant strike with a group that frankly is itching for a fight with the united states is happening while the secretary of defense is not physically able to be in the pentagon? >> yeah, first and foremost, we always want to send our well wishes to secretary austin for a speedy recovery. look, it's more challenging obviously to do what you need to do as secretary of defense from your hospital bed. you don't have the full suite of technologies that you would otherwise have in the pentagon. your closest advisers and others aren't necessarily there with you to advise. you can't sit in the national -- i'm sorry, in the white house with the president and discuss options and alternatives and consequences. so it makes it far more challenging. so, yeah, i do have those concerns. obviously the administration is working through it. but it does kind of handicap his
seal team six thing, that's just not common sense. i mean, actually -- >> it is not my top 100. >> it's actually common sense to assassinate arrival and take him out. it's matt. but you know, when does it hold out a whole lot of hope that she's going to be a big check on donald trump, if it is the two of them effectively. >> go ahead. >> you know, i think what has to happen is some version of if you believe that we are in, you know, a four alarm fire for democracy, the republicans have said if chris christie is true to the words of the banner underneath which he marked today and he doesn't need to do something dramatic. because we are at the stage of the game now where the two leading anti trump, or whatever they are, trump alternatives