Almost all the respondents say they want at least substantial change in the way thanks are done in this country with one third favoring complete and total upheaval. That is a lot to think about. That is brandnew data for you tonight. I will have much more later on with our Fox News Election special at 10 00 p. M. Eastern time. Total upheaval . I guess we will have to interpret what that means. Did icu show that over 50 of Trump Caucus goers were firsttimers . If that is true, that is an amazing amount of new activists that he has brought off the ground. Among the first time caucus goers, 52 showings for trump. 52 for haley, 11 for Vivek Ramaswamy and tied with ron desantis. We will check in with you later. Thank you very much. We have a guy over at each campaign headquarters
Working together enthusiastically, clear eyed and at full capacity. Anything less than that, this country continues its dangerous and corrupt slide into darkness. Not the america i know and love. I was always shown those who believe prosper. Energy always wins the caucus. And donald trump is heading into tonight with 80 of caucus goers saying they are extremely or very enthusiastic. Desantis, 62 . Nikki haley, less than 40 . So whatever happens tonight, get excited. Because the united states of america is ready to get back to its roots and that is what makes us great. Lets bring in Brett Baier Anchor of special report. Martha maccallum, anchor of the story. Any news yet, guys . Good evening. As you mentioned at the top at 8 00 p. M. Eastern time the doors are starting to close. We can characterize who is in
Hello, Colonial Penn . Todd its Election Day in iowa where caucus goers will gather at 7 00 p. M. Eastern time to vote for their preferred republican president ial nominee. We got to do it. Do it big. You got to get out. You cant sit home. If you are sick as a dog, you say, darling, i got to you aree speak your mind at every step of the way. And with your help tomorrow night, that is what we will revive. I know youre excited. Im excited because its been 11 month and it comes down to tomorrow. I dont know what the overall turnout is requesting to be. Obviously i think the weather is going to impact it but i think our folks are turning out. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee won the 2008 g. O. P. Iowa caucus and he joins us now. Governor, good morning to you. Congratulations on your 2008 win
Caucuses look at 9 00 a. M. Eastern time. Not a single coast has been cast here. This is the caucuses. Not primaries. There will be no votes cast after 7 00 p. M. Central time and 8 00 p. M. Eastern time. If youre looking over here, you may not see Asa Hutchinson here deep into the night. They are listed alphabetically until votes are cast. What everyone is looking for right now is the final outcome. People talking about the Des Moines register poll that shows Donald Trump at 48 . This would be a historic margin of victory. 48 , the top Line Number and the margin. The highest that anyone has ever had in a caucus, a competitive caucus, george w. Bush, 41 in 2000. The greatest margin was Bob Dole in 1988, who edged out Pat Robertson by about 12 . One thing you will note is one thing that george w. Bush in 2000 and Bob Dole in 1988 both
Caucuses with the help of campaign organizer. You got these stories that sometimes get overlooked and Iowas Role they show who are good candidates with good messages, with good organizations, and might be a great candidate on a national stage, too. If is all about organization and who shows up. Iowa voters can also give other candidates the boost. The term you often hear is three tickets out. First class, coach, and stand by. We have seen the caucuses do that already this cycle. Half the people who are running in june arent each in the race today. And it will be down to two or three in New Hampshire and maybe only 2 in south carolina. Bret so, in less than two hours, people start filing in here, then they will tally the results from precincts here like Stone Creek then they will have the results as fast as they can. We will have full live coverage of the results 10 00 p. M. Eastern time tonight