Of 15,000. More than the number of troops in afghanistan. Youre talking about 10,000, maybe 15,000 active duty to the border, more than we have fighting isis in syria . Its very important. We have to have a wall of people, very highly trained people, terrific, dedicated patriots. Thats what they are. You have cough caravans coming up that look a lot larger than isser reported. Im pretty good at estimating crowd size and they look a lot bigger than people would think. Despite holding more than 60 votes to repeal the Affordable Care act, including one followed by the celebration in the white house rose garden last year, the president continues to make claims like this tweet. Quote, republicans will protect people with preexisting conditions far better than the dems. A complete lie. In illinois, former Vice President joe biden responded. You have the president of the United States saying we guarantee you or whatever his phrase was everybody is covered with preexisting conditions is covere
Below zero as we go through the evening. Factoring the Wind Chill is 30 35 degrees below zero. When you look at past caucuses, you can see what i was saying. This is not quite iowa weather. In the 30s and 40s. 2004 with the previous coldest at 16 degrees. Today, zero degrees in des moines. Was fascinating about this is that its coming on the heels of the warmest winter on record for iowa. It is definitely not what they are used to for this time of year. It is pretty incredible. Coming off the warmest winter, all Of A Sudden is called a few days hitting as these first boats come in. The weather has continued to be a major focus. The Ron Desantis Campaign is trying to rival trumps campaign to get people out. To do that in the cold weather, theyve been offering rides, corner the market with suvs and get them from peoples homes to
People in rural areas. Trumps strong suit. The second, i am looking to see if Nikki Haley can beat Ron Desantis. If she does, shes going to beat him in new hampshire, and that is probably the end of the Ron Desantis campaign. The third thing im looking at is what are the margins if trump gets to 50 or not . If he doesnt, he has some trouble on his hands. You know what a race like this could do as far as momentum. If there is a strong second sentence for Nikki Haley, if she goes on to win new hampshire, what is the future of this race look like . If she wins new hampshire, this is a completely different race. Trump cannot afford to lose any primaries this early coming in with a 50 majority. That is a whole different ball game. I do not predict that right now
Desantis is feeling loose, relaxed, and in his words, ready to roll. Hes going to cross the state with his final Events Today before the caucuses start this evening. It has been interesting to see his closing message. Last night, i was with him at an event just outside of des moines, iowa. We saw him zero in on the former president , on donald trump. He only mentioned Nikki Haley once by name but really directly going after the former president. You said it. Nobody has more on the line in iowa than governor Ron Desantis. He has put so much time and resources into this state, really hoping that at the end of it, he would emerge as the trump alternative. We have seen Nikki Haley with that momentum and we are watching the Battle Likely For Second Place play out but it means a lot to the Ron Desantis campaign if he comes in second. If he comes in third, what is that mean going forward as you