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You. your first trip was there in 2014. how are the campaigns adapting to the blast of extreme winter weather? is there concern it might keep some voters at home? because of you, andrea, i can say that i have since chosen to spend a healthy amount of my life the last decade here in iowa and i can also tell you this morning was the for the i got my car stuck in snow and had no place to go and somehow we were able to make it to fort dodge here. we are going to be hearing from a cast of maga figures, if you will. marjorie taylor greene, matt gaetz, jim jordan, are having one final campaign event this afternoon for donald trump. when we re driving through the streets, we re continuing to see the plows out there. ice is still very much a concern. before this campaign, you re looking at 1600 precincts across the state of iowa. you re looking at negative 35
Degree windchills. the trump campaign is confident they have that even if there s a dropoff, they believe they have supporters largely premised on the fact that donald trump has made the case to them for years they need to win big because they believe elections are stolen from them. i want to let you listen to ashley and norm. two folks i talked to outside of trump s rally here yesterday. why in these conditions? why not? it s just cold. how likely it is you think donald trump wins tomorrow? 100%. yeah, it s 100%. second place is what we all wonder about. some folks that are not here in iowa, they question will trump supporters turn out on caucus day. absolutely. i live three blocks from my caucus location. i can walk to it if i want to. it s two miles. i ll be there. andrea, just a few minutes ago in a local radio interview here in iowa, donald trump predicted he will have an
Have thought of the state of the republican party, especially given the fact that the gop is set to nominate donald trump for a second term? well, what i would say, and thank you for the opportunity to share. my dad wanted to bring america together, and bring out the best of who we are, not the worst. we have chosen to disregard civility, particularly in the political space. and so, we how do we re-engage, and disagree without being disagreeable? that s what he did throughout his life, that s what my mother did throughout her life. that s what we hope we are doing, bringing at least the opportunity to dialogue without being disruptive, and promoting hatred. we are promoting bridge building and love. and speaking of bridge building and love, andrea, what would you see as another trump presidency meaning for minority communities in america? well i think it s been quite
Thompson. so, garrett, 50% would be a major victory for donald trump. will the win be as big as the polls are suggesting? well, it looks that way, andrea, and good afternoon from an as yet empty bar that will later today be the site of a donald trump jr. event as they try to capture the enthusiasm you see at trump events across the state and events. you re seeing a margin that would give donald trump twice the record of any other republican caucus vigtry. in and of itself, a huge achievement. i think there s an open question of whether he could hit 50%. the idea that you know, crossing to a majority threshold in a contested primary would be a huge mark. his team has been trying to lower expectations suggesting that they don t think that s possible. now, as i ve been out across the state over the last week or so, especially in these sub zero temperatures, you see hundreds if not thousands of people showing up for some of these trump events. that s the enthusiasm captured
Striking distance of former president trump. her hope here in iowa, andrea, is to be able to notch a strong second place finish so she can knock desantis effectively out of the contest and underscore the narrative that she s been trying to establish this entire time, which is that it s haley versus trump heading into new hampshire. ali, thanks so much for setting it up. joining us now is the governor of new hampshire who is a major supporter of nikki haley. governor, welcome. good to see you. thank you. good to see you. in our new nbc news poll as we ve just been saying, nikki hail will has moved into second place. that s the good news. the bad news is when you dig deeper into that poll, only 9% of her supporters are extremely enthusiastic about her. ann there s only two people who set expectations for iowa.
We haven t talked about it much. governor kim reynolds. she has an operation. she endorsed him. she s in a position if he doesn t come in second of looking really, really bad. my guess is he goes silent for a few days and we hear from him in florida saying he s suspending his campaign. and jan, iowa has chosen the gop nominee in more than two decades. i guess the last person to win iowa republican caucus winner to go on and get the nomination was george a lot of losing candidates in the past. why is this different at all given that donald trump was previously president? how important is it tonight for the race ahead and what if he goes over 50%? does that lock it up? i think if he goes over 50%, that s a big sign of strength. what i think about is look at the next eight weeks, andrea.
Selfless service. he has a record of accomplishment. i m not a trump fan. nikki haley has a lot of good points. trump is our guy. why? promises made, promises kept. i hear them say we re going to secure the border. trump did that. we re going to fix the economy. well, trump did that. i d probably vote for him if he s in jail. and we have certainly heard trump s name as the first choice in this county more than anyone else that we heard in talking to caucusgoers and if donald trump can win here in sioux county and wrap up the vote in some of these rural, conservative counties, it could be a sign of how the sta is going to go tonight. andrea? garrett, the new york times reporting thamp is picking up support from college educated conservatives. in michael bender s story today, he writes quote their surge toward the former president appears to stem largely from a reaction to the current political climate rather than a sudden clambering to join the
Nikki haley today and part of that may be because he has a robust ground operation on the ground game here. nikki haley is pulling in second. the weather going to be a big factor. enthusiasm. are those caucusgoers going to turn out? and i will also say how often have we heard a candidate before the caucus saying they re going to stay in it through the long haul then a week later that changes. so we will certainly be watching to see what happens tonight and of course, he s heading to south carolina after iowa and then also planning to campaign in new hampshire. but the race is still on for now. andrea? priscilla and garrett, thanks so much for setting the stage there and the poll position. stay with us. in just 60 seconds, mark murray will be with us with everything you need to know about the new nbc news des moines register poll. what we expect from the first in the nation iowa republican caucuses tonight. e first in the nation iowa republican caucuses tonight ns can occur, even days after using.
Negativity and grievances of the past. the better choice for a better america? nikki haley. she doesn t even mention desantis. why should she? again, andrea, it s a two-person race. no one s thinking about ron. he s not playing in new hampshire. he s going to get crushed in south carolina and this win he promised in iowa is not coming to fruition and he s falling way behind. when you see that ad, you see donald trump holding up a bible. looks like the guy has never held the good book before. when you look at what nikki has brought to the table from conservative values, what she s done for south carolina, her understanding of international issues and most importantly, she gets it done. we can all agree on policy, but nikki has a record of always getting things done. working with congress to secure the border. working on health reform. this is where voters finally