world on fire and go through four more years of chaos, we won t survive it. four more years of chaos, we won t survive it. donald trump is running won t survive it. donald trump is running for won t survive it. donald trump is running for his won t survive it. donald trump is running for his issues, - is running for his issues, nikki is running for his issues, nikki haley is running for donor nikki haley is running for donor issue, i am running for your donor issue, i am running for your it s donor issue, i am running for your it s you and your family s issues, your it s you and your family s issues, to your it s you and your family s issues, to turn this country around~ the latest real clear politics average shows trump with 34 point lead over the rest of the republican field in iowa. he 5 trailed by haley with 19 % of support among likely caucusgoers and desantis with 16 %. haley and desantis are fighting to gain much needed momentum ahead of the next cruc
best way to think about this is a simply a big neighborhood meeting. essentially, that is exactly what it is. the difference from a primary race, which you will hear a lot about coming weeks and months, those are organized by the state but it caucus is organized greatly political party and goes way back, back to the 1800s here in the united states. what would happen tonight at seven p:m., is the moment people will gather, they have to go to vote in person, and they would meet any kind of community centre, school, libraries, local gyms, for example, if you are not really rural area you might even see people open their homes in that order of business takes roughly around 90 minutes start to finish. what are some of the races that are important to watch westmark these are the ones we watch here at the bbc. for example, in the northwest corner of iowa, it s important to watch because traditionally
some peeple. person and party meeting. for some people, that caucus tonight, nipping in long it lasts, ten minutes or so, the process leading up to the iowa caucus is a never ending one, isn t it? it caucus is a never ending one, isn t it? , ., ., isn t it? it is, here in iowa we asked isn t it? it is, here in iowa we asked rick isn t it? it is, here in iowa we asked rick to - isn t it? it is, here in iowa we asked rick to see - isn t it? it is, here in iowa - we asked rick to see candidates year before the caucus occurs, they come out and visit with newco party activists, people have been present for other caucuses and participate regularly to stop the might be people who can help on the candidate messages and candidates will see is this a place where i can actually float a viable campaign, and over the course leading up to the caucus state come up to iowa and i said the years leading up to the caucus is when we see candidates coming earnest. they are wobbly and new. so, over the
on the way to the white house. professor rachel paine caufield is an expert in iowa s political history at drake university. thank you forjoining us. we havejust heard from thank you forjoining us. we have just heard from helen at their how it caucus works in all of that will stop what is it that sets what you do here in iowa apart from the rest of the country? mil in iowa apart from the rest of the country? the country? all across the country. the country? all across the country. peeple the country? all across the country, people go - the country? all across the country, people go to - the country? all across the l country, people go to polling places and individually they go to a little booth or sit at a table with their ballot, and inability individually it would mark their ballots and turnit would mark their ballots and turn it in. in iowa, we do a part symington, all caucuses, an opportunity for members of the party to come together in one place at one time and talk about
hello, i m catrina perry. we are just 30 minutes away from the start of the first presidential contest of 202a. tonight, republican voters across 99 counties are battling bitterly cold temperatures to make their pick for their party s presidential nominee. but with donald trump maintaining his lead as the party s frontrunner the focus has turned to race for second place as nikki haley and ron desantis battle to keep their campaigns afloat just as the 202a race heats up. in 30 minutes, those caucuses will begin. live now to our north america correspondent gary o donoghue in van metre, iowa. gary, tell us what s happening there at the moment. this gary, tell us what s happening there at the moment.- gary, tell us what s happening there at the moment. this is in van metre. there at the moment. this is in van metre, and there at the moment. this is in van metre, and i m there at the moment. this is in van metre, and i m meeting i there at the moment. this is in i van metre, and i m