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☆ Turnout drops and voters get more conservative in Trump’s decisive Iowa victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Two-thirds of Republican voters don’t think President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory was legitimate, despite all evidence to the contrary. Iowa caucusgoers, unlike most of the country, overwhelmingly support banning most or all abortions nationwide. Iowa voters could be asked on the general election ballot to make clear there is no right to abortion guaranteed in their state’s constitution. While Trump held a commanding lead among Iowa caucusgoers without college degrees, college graduates were more closely divided among Trump, former South Carolina Gov. But she made clear this week that she would ultimately support Trump if he’s the nominee.

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☆ Even the Battle for Second Turned Out Well for Trump in Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Nate Cohn | More About Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Better still for Mr. Trump, neither Mr. DeSantis nor Ms. Haley posted a strong second-place showing that might have bestowed clear momentum for future races. He also excelled among white evangelical Christians and self-described “very conservative” voters — two groups that held him back here eight years ago. Mr. DeSantis was dealt a serious setback to his already ailing candidacy. No upcoming contest plainly offers Mr. DeSantis a better chance of victory, and his poll numbers are even weaker in the states ahead. Either way, Ms. Haley has overtaken Mr. DeSantis as Mr. Trump’s nearest, if still distant, rival.

Persons: Trump, DeSantis, Haley, DeSantis’s, Trump’s, playbook, he’s Organizations: Iowa Republican Locations: New Hampshire, Iowa, state’s, Johnson County

☆ Jury picked for Trump sex attack defamation trial with E. Jean Carroll
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump, center, departs Trump Tower in New York on Jan. 16, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA jury was selected Tuesday at the New York civil trial for the sex assault defamation lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump. Opening arguments in the trial in Manhattan federal court are set to begin later Tuesday afternoon. Former U.S. President Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll attend jury selection in the second civil trial after Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago, at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City, U.S., January 16, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. E. Jean Carroll arrives for her defamation trial against Former President Donald Trump at New York Federal Court in New York City on Jan. 16, 2024.

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Views of former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement — or MAGA — reveal a lot about likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers’ candidate preferences ahead of Monday’s GOP caucuses. Overall, the new NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll finds a combined 40% of likely caucusgoers identifying themselves as either “Ultra MAGA” (18%) or “Regular MAGA” (22%) when asked how they view the phrase. Among the likely caucusgoers who say Trump is their first choice, a combined 60% describe themselves as either Ultra MAGA (31%) or Regular MAGA (29%). And DeSantis’ supporters are in the middle: 24% are either Ultra or Regular MAGA; 57% are neutral; and 17% are anti-MAGA. The NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of Iowa was conducted Jan. 7-12 of 705 likely Republican caucusgoers, and it has an overall margin of error of plus-minus 3.7 percentage points.

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Launched in 2018, AP VoteCast is a comprehensive survey of both voters and nonvoters that aims to tell the story behind the election results. For example, in the 2020 presidential election, AP VoteCast results showed that white men favored Donald Trump, while women with college degrees favored Joe Biden. Prior to the launch of AP VoteCast in 2018, the AP worked with other major news organizations to conduct Election Day exit polls. AP VoteCast results from the Iowa GOP caucuses will be available Monday night on the AP's caucus results homepage. A detailed description of the methodology used in AP VoteCast is also available.

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☆ Analysis: How Iowa became a chaotic curtain-raiser for a fateful political year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Des Moines, Iowa CNN —The storied history of the Iowa caucuses has never seen anything like this. Haley: ‘The fellas are scared’Unlike DeSantis, Haley isn’t wagering her campaign on Iowa. Icicles hang from the roof as people arrive for a Haley campaign event at the Thunder Bay Grille on January 13, 2024, in Davenport, Iowa. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesYet Iowa has has raised existential questions for the DeSantis campaign. And time is short, because the Iowa campaign is ending just as it began — with the former president on top.

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Iowa Republicans were a clear reflection of that on Monday night, delivering the former president an emphatic victory. As clear-cut as his win was, though, Iowa has not historically played the role of kingmaker in the Republican nominating process. He chose to appear at court hearings as a defendant in his legal cases in New York and Washington rather than speak to Iowa voters in the final days before the voting. With its more moderate, educated electorate, New Hampshire presents Trump’s rivals with possibly their best opportunity to slow his march. Trump's strength among Republican voters is beyond dispute, but the road is long and could be bumpy.

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Results: The Most Detailed Maps of the Iowa Republican CaucusesTrump DeSantis Haley Ramaswamy Other Trump DeSantis Haley Ramaswamy Other No vote estimates available. No resultsFormer president Donald J. Trump won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, with The Associated Press calling the race for Mr. Trump less than an hour after caucusing began. This is the most detailed vote data available for the first 2024 presidential election contest. vote share Lower income areas — — Higher income areas — — Areas with fewer college graduates — — Areas with more college graduates — — Rural areas — — Suburban areas — — Urban areas — —Trump’s supportEach dot in the charts below represents one neighborhood’s caucus precinct. Income One precinct Precincts in … Lower income areasHigher income areasEducation Areas with fewer college graduatesAreas with more college graduatesPopulation density Rural areasSuburban areasUrban areas

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☆ Election 2024 Frozen Iowa Is Set to Vote as G.O.P. Presidential Contest Gets Underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Adam Nagourney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Traditionally, Iowa caucuses are squeakers, so close that Democrats failed to produce definitive results in the chaotic 2020 contest. Ms. Haley had 20 percent and Mr. DeSantis 16 percent — a separation at the edge of the survey’s margin of error. Traditionally, the Iowa caucuses have winnowed out the also-rans. (Mr. Burgum endorsed Mr. Trump at the Indianola rally.) But depending on their performance Monday, it remains to be seen whether they will drop out and pick a side: Mr. Trump, or anyone else.

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Ron DeSantis, who had staked his campaign on a strong showing in Iowa, came in at a distant second, with 21.2% of the vote. “You helped us get a ticket pushed out of the Hawkeye State,” DeSantis told supporters in Iowa Monday night. And about two-thirds – 66% – of the GOP Iowa voters believe President Joe Biden did not legitimately win the presidency in 2020. The state also prides itself on giving a boost to lesser-known contenders who make the effort to meet one-on-one with Hawkeye State voters. It’s not clear how long DeSantis – who had hoped to win Iowa outright and gain momentum in the race – would be able to continue.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ryan Binkley, Asa Hutchinson, Ramaswamy, DeSantis, Haley, ” DeSantis, Joe Biden, –, Sen, Ted Cruz, Ted Cruz of Texas, George H.W . Bush, Bob Dole, George W . Bush, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, – he's, caucusgoers, Jimmy Carter, MAGA, Ramaswamy –, – DeSantis, Haley –, It’s Organizations: Iowa Republican, Florida Gov, Former South Carolina Gov, Arkansas Gov, MSNBC, CNN, Trump, Hawkeye State, Republican, GOP, Republican Party, White, Republicans, GOP Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa Locations: Iowa, Des Moines, New Hampshire, Ted Cruz of, Bob Dole of Kansas, Arkansas, Georgia, Des, Florida

The Iowa caucuses, which are the opening contest in the months-long Republican presidential primary process, begin at 8 p.m. EST. Trump's political strength heading into the Iowa caucuses, which come 426 days after he launched his 2024 campaign, tells a remarkable story of a Republican Party unwilling or unable to move on from him. On the eve of the caucuses, Trump predicted he would set a modern-day record for an Iowa Republican caucus with a margin-of-victory exceeding the nearly 13 percentage points that Bob Dole earned in 1988. Last month, some presidential campaigns were expecting close to 200,000 Republican voters to participate in the caucus. Associated Press writers Jill Colvin in Des Moines, Iowa, and Adriana Gomez Licon in Council Bluffs, Iowa, contributed to this report.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Hans Rudin, Trump, Haley, DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Joe Biden, Adolf Hitler, “ Trump, Kathy DeAngelo, “, Bob Dole, Iowans, Martin Luther King Day, Nikki, Jake Hutzell, hasn’t, There’s, ___, Beaumont, Jill Colvin, Adriana Gomez Licon Organizations: DES, Republican, DeSantis, Arkansas Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Democratic, Republican Party, Biden, U.S . Capitol, U.S, ” Republican, Trump, Des Moines Register, NBC, South, Iowa Republican, National Weather Service, GOP, ___ Peoples, Associated Press Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, Bluffs , Iowa, New Jersey, New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina, Florida, America, Des Moines, Ames, Dubuque, Washington, Indianola , Iowa, Ames , Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa

☆ Opinion: The Iowa caucuses: Trump dominates while Haley and DeSantis run for second place
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Opinion Lyz Lenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Iowa caucuses might have continued to be a nothingburger if New York Times correspondent RW “Johnny” Apple hadn’t pulled a journalistic PT Barnum act by coming to Iowa in the 1970s and making it a show. But if the Iowa caucuses ever meant anything, they mean less now. After all, Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucuses in 2016, the year Donald Trump won the election; former Arkansas Gov. He mocked Iowa Gov. Trump did show up to the Iowa State Fair, but he pointedly avoided “fair-side” conversations hosted by Iowa’s governor.

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Initial results from eight counties showed Trump with far more than half of the total votes counted as of 8:31 pm. In 2020, when Trump sought re-election, AP declared the former president the caucus winner at 8:25 p.m. In 2016, AP was not able to name Texas Sen. Ted Cruz the winner over Trump until 10:26 p.m. AP VoteCast found Trump had with sizable leads among both men and women, as well as every age group and geographic regions throughout the state. Polls showed that was a relatively weak group of backers for Trump in Iowa in 2016.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Trump, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, VoteCast, Polk, Scott, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio Organizations: WASHINGTON, Iowa Republican, Associated Press, AP, Trump, Florida Gov, Cruz Locations: Iowa, Texas, Dallas, Johnson, Florida

☆ A Big Reason to Pay Attention to Iowa? New Hampshire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The long road to the Republican presidential nomination begins tonight in Iowa, where voters will gather at their neighborhood precinct caucuses to cast the first votes of the 2024 election campaign. Iowa may not have many voters or delegates, but the first-in-the-nation caucuses always attract a media frenzy. But tonight, Iowa voters seem likely to choose Donald J. Trump — someone they didn’t pick eight years ago, but who now appears poised for the largest victory in a contested Iowa Republican caucus. In 2016, Iowa voters rejected Mr. Trump in favor of Ted Cruz. And unlike most of the country, the Republican establishment in Iowa has not gone along with Mr. Trump.

Persons: Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter —, Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Ted Cruz, he’s Organizations: Republican, Iowa Republican, Republican Party, Mr Locations: Iowa

☆ Opinion: Trump dominates in Iowa, showing event strong rivals can’t touch him
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Opinion Daniel Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s easy win in Iowa on Monday confirms that there really is no race for the Republican nomination this year. Iowa is a solid red state that gives a good sense of where the Republican Party as a whole stands today. The DeSantis campaign and its outside allies spent $35 million in the state between January 1, 2023, and January 12 of this year. Even with an almost 2:1 spending advantage over Trump, DeSantis couldn’t mount an effective challenge — not even with the backing of Reynolds and Vander Plaats. DeSantis and Haley were not weak opponents — but as Iowa shows, even strong rivals can’t touch Trump.

Persons: Daniel McCarthy, ”, Donald Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Charles Koch, Haley, Bob Vander Plaats, Kim Reynolds, Joe Biden, Chris Christie, Trump, Sen, Ted Cruz, Reynolds, Vander Plaats, Doug Burgum, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, DeSantis, Haley’s, it’s Organizations: The, Syndicate, CNN, Republican, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, GOP, Trump, Voters, Iowa Republicans, New, New Jersey Gov, Iowa’s Republicans, Republican Party, North Dakota Gov, Des Moines Register, NBC, Independents, Democrats, Iowa Locations: Iowa, New Jersey, Trump, Sens, New Hampshire, South Carolina

☆ Opinion | The Responsibility of Republican Voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

He is facing criminal trials for his conduct as a candidate in 2016, as president and as a former president. In this, his third presidential bid, he has intensified his multiyear campaign to undermine the rule of law and the democratic process. At this critical moment, it is imperative to remind voters that they still have the opportunity to nominate a different standard-bearer for the Republican Party, and all Americans should hope that they do so. Mr. Trump’s construction of a cult of personality in which loyalty is the only real requirement has badly damaged the Republican Party and the health of American democracy. But some Republicans have set an example of integrity, demonstrating the courage to put their convictions and conservative principles above loyalty to Mr. Trump.

Persons: ” Donald Trump, Mr, Trump, Tom Emmer, Mike Johnson, Emmer, Bill Barr, Doug Ducey, Mike Pompeo, Bob Vander Plaats Organizations: Iowa Republicans, “, Justice Department, Republican Party Locations: New Hampshire, United States, Arizona

Joe Tacopina, Attorney for former President Donald Trump, leaves Federal Court after the civil trial against former President Donald Trump at Manhattan on May 09, 2023 in New York City. A trial in that case ended with a Manhattan federal court jury finding Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her. On Monday, Tacopina filed a notice with the appeals court seeking the withdrawal of his law firm from the case. Also Monday, Tacopina filed a notice withdrawing from the Manhattan Supreme Court case where he was defending Trump on criminal charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump, who denies having sex with Daniels, reimbursed Cohen for the payment and other related costs, which were recorded by the Trump Organization as legal expenses.

Persons: Joe Tacopina, Donald Trump, Joseph Tacopina, Tacopina, Trump, Crooked Joe Biden, Steven Cheung, E, Jean Carroll, Carroll, defaming, Stormy Daniels, Trump's, Michael Cohen, Daniels, Cohen Organizations: Manhattan, Trump, Iowa Republican, GOP, America, 2nd Circuit U.S, Appeals, Carroll, Manhattan Supreme, Trump Organization Locations: New York City, Iowa, New York, Manhattan

Traditionally, Iowa caucuses are squeakers, so close that Democrats failed to produce definitive results in the chaotic 2020 contest. Ms. Haley had 20 percent and Mr. DeSantis 16 percent — a separation at the edge of the survey’s margin of error. Ms. Haley, in the Times/Siena poll, had the support of just 3 percent of those voters. (Mr. Burgum endorsed Mr. Trump at the Indianola rally.) But depending on their performance Monday, it remains to be seen whether they will drop out and pick a side: Mr. Trump, or anyone else.

About an additional 6 in 10 caucusgoers say they want substantial changes. The vast majority of Iowa caucusgoers trust elections in their state, but about 4 in 10 are not too confident or not at all confident in the integrity of U.S. elections. About two-thirds of Iowa caucusgoers favor continuing aid to Israel in its fight against Hamas. ABORTIONViews on abortion are far from simple, but most Iowa GOP caucusgoers say there should be limited access to the procedure. ___For the latest updates on the Iowa caucuses, follow the AP’s live coverage.

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☆ Iowa Republican caucus sets new record for state political ad buys: $120 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The battle to win the Republican Iowa caucus is the most expensive on record, with over $120 million spent on ads by the campaigns and their affiliated political action committees in the Hawkeye State, according to data provided to CNBC by AdImpact. Around $84 million of the $120 million total ad buys came from campaigns and allies of the top three candidates, Trump, Haley and Florida. DeSantis' campaign and two outside allies have spent a combined $30 million on TV, digital, and radio ads in Iowa. One of the two DeSantis super PACs, Never Back Down, has knocked on over 915,000 doors in the Iowa, according to the organization. As for Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc. would not provide data on what efforts they've made outside of their ad spending in support of the former president.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump's, Nikki Haley, Trump, Haley, Ron DeSantis, Michael Franz, DeSantis, Charles Koch, Bill Riggs, Riggs, they've, We'll, backslapping, Taylor Budowich Organizations: Republican, CNBC, AdImpact, GOP, Monday's, South Carolina Gov, Gov, Inc, Wesleyan Media, Prosperity, Iowa Caucus, Hawkeye State, AFP, Iowa, Trump's, MAGA Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, Republican Iowa, Hawkeye, Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina

☆ Trump told Iowa supporters 'it's worth it' to go vote for him in the cold, even if they're 'sick as a dog' and die after casting their ballots
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump on the eve of the Iowa caucus urged supporters to defy forecasted subzero temperatures on Monday and vote for him in the Republican presidential primary. "If you're sick as a dog, you say: 'God I gotta make it.' "If you're sick, if you're just so sick, you can't, darling, I don't think I can. You get up, you're gonna vote," Trump said, imitating a woman urging her husband to vote. Trump has been the clear frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, with former US ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Service, Republican, Business, Iowa Republicans, National Weather Service, Florida Gov, Trump Locations: Iowa, Indianola

☆ What to watch for in the Iowa caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Iowa Republicans who are willing to brave record-low temperatures are set to kick off the party’s 2024 presidential nominating process with Monday night’s caucuses. Now, Iowa voters will render the first verdict of the 2024 election, weighing in on which Republican should take on President Joe Biden in November. Here are five things to watch in the Iowa caucuses:Will Trump top 50%? The Iowa caucuses have a history of paring down both parties’ fields of presidential contenders. Iowa will once again test whether any other Republican can break Trump’s hold on those voters, who have historically been a crucial bloc in the caucuses.

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INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Marc Smiarowski hunched over to fight off the minus 18-degree Fahrenheit (minus 28 degrees Celsius) chill on Sunday, waiting for the doors to open for Donald Trump’s midday rally at a small college outside Des Moines. The major candidates spent Sunday in the state trying to shore up support and find Iowans who remain persuadable before the caucuses. He hopes Haley will do well in the caucuses, which he will attend despite the bitter cold. ___Fingerhut reported from Dubuque, Iowa, and Cooper reported from Phoenix. Associated Press writers Jill Colvin and Meg Kinnard in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report.

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☆ Donald Trump attacks loyal supporter Vivek Ramaswamy for the first time ahead of Iowa caucuses: 'He is not MAGA'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump has turned on loyal supporter Vivek Ramaswamy for the first time ahead of the Iowa caucuses. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump turned on fellow GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, his loyal supporter, for the first time. "Vivek started his campaign as a great supporter, "the best President in generations," etc. Very sly, but a vote for Vivek is a vote for the "other side" — don't get duped by this," Trump wrote. Ramaswamy justified running against Trump by claiming that "the system" will not allow the former president to reach the White House.

Persons: Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, MAGA, Ramaswamy, —, Donald Trump, Vivek, I'm, Chris LaCivita, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Service, Trump, Iowa Republican Locations: Iowa

☆ A prominent Iowa GOP attorney, reflecting on voter sentiment ahead of the state's caucuses, says there's a feeling that 'we're sleepwalking into a nightmare'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewIn less than three days, Iowa Republican voters will endure freezing temperatures to cast their nominations for the GOP's presidential candidate in the 2024 general election. "You get the feeling in Iowa right now that we're sleepwalking into a nightmare and there's nothing we can do about it," Doug Gross, a prominent GOP lawyer and backer of former UN ambassador Nikki Haley's presidential campaign, told the newspaper. Advertisement"In Iowa, life isn't lived in extremes, except the weather, and yet they still feel this dramatic sense of inevitable doom," he added. "The difference is just so stark in terms of American values and in terms of what is the future going to be," the former senator told The Times.

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