katie . could we be at the beginning of the end of the gop race for president? or, will a power greater than politics intervene? the des moines register just released its final poll before monday s caucus. and while donald trump holds a historic lead, there is some slippage in his support, something he probably wanted to address in person today, but could not, as a blizzard forced him to cancel both of his rallies. ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce politics to bomb cyclone. this is what it looks like in iowa. and this is what it feels like in iowa. that is, unless you re hit by a gust. the national weather service says wind chills are expected to fall between negative 35 and negative 45 degrees through tuesday. so cold, it can only take ten minutes to get frostbite. so cold, it could chill even the hottest of passions. with the caucus on monday night, these historically bad temperatures threaten everyone in the race. so whose voters will be die hard enough to go out? n
it s all in the hands of the voters. everybody, make sure you get out and vote. to actually get the candidate that the people wanted. who will iowa push forward? and who will ios end packing? tonight, the much awaited final poll from the storied and celebrated des moines register. will there be a surprise upset? steve kornacki is at the big board. or a weather wildcard. our reporters are in the, cold and getting colder iowa. this is how to win, 2024. good to be with you, i m katie . could we be at the beginning of the end of the gop race for president? or, will a power greater than politics intervene? the des moines register just released its final poll before monday s caucus. and while donald trump holds a historic lead, there is some slippage in his support, something he probably wanted to address in person today, but could not, as a blizzard forced him to cancel both of his rallies. ladies and gentlemen, let me introduced politics too . this is what it looks
Proven, over the course of the last years, they are willing to show up from. The biggest test will be this upcoming wendy knight, katie. All right, so, lets talk about Nikki Haley. What does she need from iowa to give her a boost going in to new hampshire, where she feels decently strong . Look, the Bestcase Scenario for Nikki Haley is a strong second place finish. Because she recognizes that order to make it an actual Oneonone Race with donald trump, she has to first get Ron Desantis out of the way. So my understanding of that Nikki Haley ethos is, here in iowa, in fact, they are responding to it just in the past few minutes, saying in part that this poll shows the Haley Momentum continues to grow. They add though, they take nothing for granted. And they note the fact that cold weather does make it difficult. But in my conversatioh the campaign, they trust their turnout operation, they trust the loyalty of their voters here, and they trust that is going to allow them to finish strong
Desantis or haley, moving forward, how do you break the Trump Fever . Listen, i think we are into an interesting couple of weeks, and kind of trying eight weeks for trump. On the start of monday night, and then he has a series of contests, electoral, iowa New Hampshire, nevada, south carolina. But then also a lot of court battles. He has, the Supreme Court is going to hear the case on colorado. His Plea Deal to try to have immunity, that will get resolved, and will know whether or not the jan sixth Hearing Trial will start on march 4th, the day before super tuesday. So, im thinking about this, in terms of haley and desantis, if they can. If she can come in second in iowa, beat him in New Hampshire, which i think she is like 12 points down now. And you know how fast New Hampshire can move. I think that is possible
I dont think it means that trump does not end up as the nominee, i think he does, but it can put him in a vulnerable situation. And if she is making really emphatic arguments against him, the kind of arguments we saw Chris Christie make in iowa, i dont know, and you have a solid few weeks of that in new hampshire, and south carolina, and nevada, along side possible court losses, that trump is experiencing. That is all running alongside of it. He could seem vulnerable, in a way that he doesnt today. You know right now, its he thinks its so smart, that he is been focusing, his Communication Centerpiece for his campaign are the courthouse appearances. If he loses in new hampshire, he looks and the primary it looks like focusing on himself, focusing on these trials isnt working, then i think he can become more vulnerable. It seems very difficult for anyone other than him to become the nominee. But im thinking about the