mother nature to make the closing arguments. i have an all-star panel to break down which candidates could be moving forward, who could be going home, and whether the frigid weather will make or break their candidacy. crisis delayed. congressional leaders reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown, at least until march. but some hard right republicans are poised to stand in the way. house minority leader kathleen clark joins me to talk about what the heck is going on. and on this mlk holiday weekend, my emotional conversation with former attorney and speech writer for dr. king jr.. misses most about his dear friend. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. we are in the home stretch. in 26 hours, republican caucus goers and iowa will begin choosing their nominee for the white house in the first major contest of the 2024 presidential election. right now, the candidates are spread across the state, making their closing pitch to voters. gop front runner donald
but some hard right republicans are poised to stand in the way. house minority leader kathleen clark joins me to talk about what the heck is going on. and on this mlk holiday weekend, my emotional conversation with former attorney and speech writer for dr. king jr.. misses most about his dear friend. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. we are in the home stretch. in 26 hours, republican caucus goers and iowa will begin choosing their nominee for the white house in the first major contest of the 2024 presidential election. right now, the candidates are spread across the state, making their closing pitch to voters. gop front runner donald trump addressed his maga supporters at an in-person earlier today. at this hour, holding a tele-rally after canceling his in-person events due to extreme weather conditions. three other candidates are also raising to the finish with campaign events later this evening. iowa republicans will be participating and one of th
Ali made this point, and i think its true, desantis has been there for a long time. Nikki haley was not, she does have the koch brothers, Americans For Prosperity pack. They have about 100 field staffers, and a bunch of District Offices open. That is her ground game. So, its not that she doesnt have anything, but it has its not organic to her. So i do think, this is the first time i have been covering the caucuses tons 2004, adjusted not get my butt out to iowa, i dont know why. It really is about organization. Trump lost, i was in waterloo, in 2016, Trump Lost to cruise, and crews had an operation. So this time, he has an operation as well. He and desantis has an operation. She has, i think im going to say enthusiasm, but apparently
this morning, i was working out with several women who are very, very solid trump supporters. lisa, the more they come after donald trump in any way, the more we are doubling down to back donald trump. so it was almost like if they re coming after him, we re doubling down to support. yeah, and it boggles the mind, it really boggles the mind. what stood out to you in these poll numbers? we are looking at second place, nobody is trying to pretend, even as the media likes to create narratives, nobody is trying to create the narrative that trump is a vulnerable. he could be knocked off. he can t, for this moment, and probably permanently. so it is a race for second place. i think interestingly in iowa, ali made this point, and i think it s true, desantis has been there for a long time. nikki haley was not, she does have the koch brothers, americans for prosperity pack. they have about 100 field staffers, and a bunch of district offices open.
a cheap date. the fact is these campaigns are spending millions of dollars. bernie sanders is up on television. amy klobuchar is up on television. they re spending money on grass roots organizers, on field staffers, it is an expensive proposition to organize on the ground in iowa. so the challenge for any campaign when it comes to money is how do we balance how much to spend in a place like iowa or new hampshire or a caucus state like nevada where so much is on organizing. and don t forget that right after these first four states we ve got california and texas, which are huge cost if you re really trying to advertise in any of these places and very difficult to organize because of their size. so the money pressures are not just about television. the money pressures are really about grass roots organizing and how you re continuing to bring new people in your campaign at the 5, 10, $20 level. if you re having a hard time finding a $10 contributor, you re probably having a hard time findi