The Campaigns Cant do what they normally would be able to do between the blizzard and now this cold that is quite literally dangerous. Iowans are not afraid of the cold by any stretch but this is a particularly different situation, and so they have to adjust their turnout organizations. In particular, the Trump Campaign calling precinct captains, does your vehicle have four wheel drive, we need you to pick up your neighbors and get them to the caucus site. Its a significant test of the ground game. Also enthusiasm. You have to be excited to vote to leave your house when the windchills are down at negative 30 or negative 40 degrees. Thats what it feels like here in iowa. So its just pretty wild. But, you know, i got to tell you, you mentioned tat the top, this is a test of how dominant a front Runner Donald Trump is. Thats the right way to look at it. The thing that i love the most about covering Campaign Politics is that voters often surprise
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The ice off the window, the cleaning solution. Its so cold the chemicals are freezing on the window. Joining me to talk about what it means for the caucus, lisa lair, and Editor And Chief for the iowa capitol dispatch. So grateful to have both of you here. This is by far the coldest caucus i have ever covered, the coldest one you have lived through. In coldest one in history. Its really remarkable. And i know you have been kind of digging into the numbers, and thinking through kind of what this means. Im curious on the enthusiasm question. We can put up and show people in the latest poll, 88 of Donald Trump supporters say they were mildly or significantly enthusiastic about getting out to caucus. That number drops quickly, 62 for desantis, 39 for haley. You can see it there. What does this tell you about what this cold is going to have