Closed down, bailing on all events except a couple. Trump assured his iowa fans by Social Media hed be back. The itinerary seemed tenuous. Iowa, this is your favorite president. Im leaving very shortly for your beautiful state. Ill get there sometime around Saturday Night or something. Reporter the sight of the republican field frozen in place was strange, but its been a race politically frozen for months. On the gop side, iowa has a long and hardearned reputation for Caucus Night surprises, The Dark Horse victories that, when the smoke cleared in 2008, 2012, and 2016, had these guys celebrating. Tonight, i love iowa a whole lot. Game on. God bless the great state of iowa. Reporter but this year, Iowa Hasnt felt much like iowa at all. Theres been no volatility
Earned for volatility. And the kind of that when the smoke cleared in 2008, 2012, 2016, had these guys celebrating. Tonight, i love iowa a whole lot. Game on. God bless the great state of iowa. Reporter but this year, Iowa Hasnt felt much like iowa at all. Theres been no volatility whatsoever. Trumps been up by roughly 30 points since last summer. Among those who know iowa republican politics the best, the possibility of a shock the World Upset is basically close to zero. Trump doesnt win here monday night. Yeah, it looks almost impossible. And iowa surprises people a lot. Reporter yeah. I dont think we have that kind of surprise in us right now. Reporter that was the view even before the release on saturday of the final nbc news Des Moines Register Media Iowa Poll conducted by the revered
I would again caution people, dont take these polls i would again caution people, take these polls with a grain of salt. Please dont put too much stock in them. But looking at desantis, for example, theres really no other candidate who has as much as stake as he does here. Hes visited all 99 of iowas counties, a political feat thats known as the full grassley after the state senator. And he and his allied groups have spent more than 35 Million on advertising in the state. So hes, again, somebody who tonight is so big for him because hes also gotten the endorsement of the iowa governor, kim reynolds, as well as Bob Vander plaats, a very influential iowa evangelical leader. And then theres again, nikki haley, who, unlike desantis, Iowa Hasnt really been central to her Campaign Strategy and she hasnt spent much time in the state. Shes chosen to focus on new hampshire, which comes next, where a lot of polls have shown her within striking distance. But lets not forget two other names which