to come out into this weather, it s going to make it physically difficult. gravel roads in rural iowa are not plowed, the temperatures are frankly dangerous, especially if you are an elderly person, for example. it may be more dangerous. and those are some of the people that have said have told pollsters that they would support donald trump, but as i ve talked to sources here on the ground, they have told me that trump supporters have been calling their precinct captains, calling people that they know are going to show up and asking who has got a four-wheel drive vehicle to get them to the polls? i think it s really emblematic of what they learned from their loss here in iowa in 2016 and it also shows you the effort that the whole trump team has camped out at the hotel for des moines down the road, including the former president himself who honestly hates spend ago day away from his own bed, his own
years. they weren t that far ago. but, when you talk to desantis he says my ground game is the best look at the brand new iowa register poll came out, desantis voter are the most enthusiastic. the x factor for today is and we have talked trying to get out the people i was born in iowa so i know what it looks like. flying in, it was just a sheet of snow. there are only occasional rural roads, the gravel roads that a lot of trump voters live on. not all of them are plowed. i just yelled up at governor kim reynolds. sheup stairs right now. she is going to be with us in 20 minutes.
Got some strong blood out there. Is this though a step above, or a step below i should say, with negative 35 to negative 45degree temperatures . How do you anticipate that is going to affect the caucus on monday . Well thats exactly right. Iowans are used to cold weather, but this is something different. When the Weather Service puts out a warning that these are life threatening the cold temperatures, people need to pay attention, even iowans. As someone who has spent a couple of hours digging out her driveway this weekend, there is a big hurdle for people to get out of their homes, to get on the roads, and to get to these caucus locations. In particular they, if you are in rural parts of the state, you might have further to drive, you might have Gravel Roads that you are contending with. There are some real hurdles for people with the snow, and with these incredibly cold temperatures. When you look at enthusiasm, and obviously that is going to be a big Difference Maker in the caucus.
duty officer of any branch in the military to win the miss america pageant. congratulations to her. steve, over to you in iowa. steve: all right. thanks very much. here in iowa the high stakes caucuses kicking off a little less than 14 hours right now with donald trump with a gigantic lead right now. but, governor ron desantis has been covering a huge ground ahead of today s crucial hurdle in iowa where key supporters, including our next guest, are still firmly standing behind him. and very excited. joining us right now on this very busy day in this frozen state of iowa governor kim reynolds joins us. it is a little nippy out there. welcome to iowa. welcome back. steve: thank you very much, governor. we were talking about the conditions. that s the x factor. it s bitterly cold. as i mentioned a moment ago. it s just a sheet of snow out there and a lot of the rural particular areas, the gravel roads have not been grated yet. the good news is you know, there s no wind today. so t
I think the big Question Tonight is turnout but older folks especially in this weather. I dont think most folks are saying it is going to prevent me but for older people getting out in the middle of this does change the equation some. Who does that benefit and who does it hurt . We dont know. Ainsley whats your Sense Walking around the hotel and in the town and talking to people. Are they saying theyll stay at home . Steve was saying when you are on the gravel roads, an older person, you are talking about putting your life on the line. Scary. There are people telling us today theyre undecided and they plan to show up. People here take this very seriously. You talked to Pizza Ranch earlier. Theyve met the candidates and had Lunch And Coffee with them in a way that doesnt happen anywhere else in the country. For them to say its important to me i still dont know who to pick but show up tonight were