But you have Ground Game versus momentum. Were going to see, especially with this weather, whether Haleys Momentum converting some democrats and independents into polls and voters ive talked to, can see desantis and the conservative caucus we used to think of as the base of the republican party, a base that is now dominated by the conservative populists that are supporting donald trump. All right. David drucker, thank you so much. Thank you, david. I love the way you framed that. Im going to go to chris about it, but it is Ground Game versus momentum. I mean, chris, he just puts it perfectly. You and i both know, adrienne certainly knows it, anybody that has been in politics knows, theres nothing like what george h. W. Bush called big mo, you know, big momentum. You know, people just sense when
Positive number, they say, and they believe another sign that their strategy, though criticized by some of their fellow democrats, is going to work. Lets go back to iowa. Joining us now from des moines, iowa, senior writer for the dispatch, david drucker. In your latest newsletter, david, you focused on Nikki Haleys potential second Place Win and what it would mean. What are you hearing out there . Well, its really interesting, guys, because we know who the winner is going to be, at least we all think we do. This is really in the final days before caucus night, this evening, been a race for second place. This final, not quite final, but one of the final opportunities to try to emerge as an Consensus Alternative to Donald Trump with New Hampshire and other early states coming next. Its really been a battle here between the Ron Desantis Ground game and Nikki Haleys momentum. I will say, you know, looking at the two campaigns, the desantis
Moines register poll. They want to see what Nikki Haleys Momentum looks like as we head into the caucus which is days out. We talk about this margin. Weve heard from these advisers really tempering expectations. I heard before we got to the point where we are in these negative Digit Degree Weather that they were trying to manage expectations. They did not believe the margins werent quite 30 points. They believe hes going to win but say anything about 12 points would be historic and a major win. You have to remember its not just about winning. Its also an momentum. They want to build up their momentum going into New Hampshire and they want to curb Nikki Haleys Momentum going into New Hampshire. They have seen her rising in the polls and they know its something his campaign is concerned about. Theyre spending 4. 5 Million in