Cnn, Des Moines. Joining me now is jeff stein. Program Director And Radio host on 1540kxel in waterloo, iowa. We are so glad to have you with us on Caucus Eve here. You have been covering this for such a long time now. I want to start with what you just heard from the latest poll results. And if you think there has been a lot of movement there. Is there anything that surprised you . What is really interesting is how stable the numbers are, regardless of which poll you look at. The numbers from the most recent Des Moines register iowa poll, virtually identical to those that were released not long ago. All the major polls have trump solidly ahead near the 50 mark. And haley in second. But when you go beneath the raw numbers you find that trump support, very solid, not as solid however, is the support
Monday. Joining me now is jeff stein. In waterloo, iowa. We are so glad to have you with us. On what is nearly Caucus Eve here. You have been covering this such a long time. I want to start with what you heard from the latest poll results. And if you think there is a lot of movement there. What is interesting is how stable the numbers are regardless of which poll you look at. The numbers from the most recent poll virtually identical to those released not hang ago. All the polls have trump solidly ahead near the 50 Mark And Haley in second. But when you go beneath the raw numbers, you find Trump Support very solid. Not as solid is the support for haley or desantis. That is why last minute comments or things that happen on the Campaign Trail or yes,
Short, former Chief Of Staff to Vice President mike pence. Happy Caucus Eve to all of you. Thank you for being here. Good to be here. Garrett, youve been on the ground for days and covering this race from the beginning and obviously, trump has solidified his lead heading into caucus night. Its not the ground frozen solid and its been that way for a long time. Its been like that from the start. Trump has had the lead for a very long time. The combination of the durability of the lead and the weather have stalled out the final sprint to the finish here. You dont see candidates pouring money into the caucuses right now, you dont see people adding to the campaign events, and its not practical, and it will not make a difference. The story about the second Place Fight is interesting, but if Donald Trump doubles up the record here in this state after having been impeached and criminally charged in four different jurisdictions from the last time he was on the ballot and the durability that he
Democratic governor from minnesota, tim walz, chair of the Governors Association and top surrogate for President Biden. Governor walz, welcome back to meet the press. Thanks for having me. Thanks for being here on this Caucus Eve and chilly temperatures. Ive come south to get warm. You are used to chilly temperatures. Lets talk about some of the challenges that President Biden faces. One of them is his age and youve been an outspoken defender and the First Lady went so far to say its an asset and voters arent buying that and what does the Campaign Need to do to address this issue . First, there is something to be said about age and wisdom, and results matter. I watched infrastructure come and go, and i watched Joe Biden deliver on a historic infrastructure, building in
Primaries, you may have heard. Im ari melber, and right now for an msnbc special Candidate Slash Defendant trump recorded on this unprecedented class of american politics. Law, and how voters may is as a candidate who might and in the exulted Oval Office or a small prison cell. It will depend on the and other cases. We have special guests to help break it all down for you tonight on Caucus Eve of the primaries begin tomorrow. Some of trumps rivals are now invoking trumps legal problems as a general Election Problem for the ex president. Obviously, the distractions of everything thats going on with all of these legal issues has been a huge thing for him. Youre going to have criminal trials, youre going to have a lot of focus on things like January 6th by the media. And i think that ends up focusing the election on things that are going to be advantageous for democrats. The notion that somehow all of