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Degree windchills. The Trump Campaign is confident they have that even if theres a dropoff, they believe they have supporters largely premised on the fact that Donald Trump has made the case to them for years they need to win big because they believe elections are stolen from them. I want to let you listen to ashley and norm. Two folks i talked to outside of Trumps Rally here yesterday. Why in these conditions . Why not . Its just cold. How likely it is you think Donald Trump wins tomorrow . 100 . Yeah, its 100 . Second place is what we all wonder about. Some folks that are not here in iowa, they question will trump supporters turn out on caucus day. Absolutely. I live three blocks from my caucus location. I can walk to it if i want to. Its two miles. Ill be there. Andrea, just a few minutes ago in a local Radio Interview here in iowa, Donald Trump predicted he will have an
Washington. This Martin Luther King day is also Caucus Day in iowa. The first of the Nation President ial Nominating Contest of 2024. More than 1600 hall rs gearing up through iowas 99 counties. Theres no early voting, no mailin ballots so its all about turn out today. The brutal sub zero windchills could make this the coldest Caucus Night in history but the temperature might not be the only records being smashed. The poll shows former President Trump in a commanding 28 point lead. If thats what we see from voters tonight, that would be an historic margin of victory. The widest Gop Win in iowa ever was set 36 years ago by Senator Bob dole and he won by just under 13 points. If mr. Trump can surpass 50 threshold, he could cement his grip on the party
Striking distance of former president trump. Her hope here in iowa, andrea, is to be able to notch a strong second Place Finish so she can knock desantis effectively out of the contest and underscore the narrative that shes been trying to establish this entire time, which is that its Haley Versus Trump heading into New Hampshire. Ali, thanks so much for setting it up. Joining us now is the governor of New Hampshire who is a major supporter of nikki haley. Governor, welcome. Good to see you. Thank you. Good to see you. In our new Nbc News Poll as weve just been saying, Nikki Hail will has moved into second place. Thats the good news. The Bad News is when you dig deeper into that poll, only 9 of her supporters are extremely enthusiastic about her. Ann theres only two people who set expectations for iowa
Historic victory. The largest Percentage Margin more a republican here in the Iowa Caucus is Bob Dole back in 1988 when he won by 12 percentage points. And lisa, you report that across iowa, voters are in a really grim mood. They talk casually about the prospect of World War 3, civil unrest. The nation coming apart at the seams. That seems to be echoing trumps rhetoric. Right. I mean, look. This isnt my first Iowa Caucus. Like everyone on this panel. And normally what this is about is issues like healthcare or taxes or education. Things, Foreign Policy maybe where the countrys at war. Things that are sort of in the realm of what we consider ordinary political issues. This has felt really different. People are talking to me about how divided the country is. A feeling that democracy is teetering in some way