exactly one hour away from the first major test of the 2024 g.o.p. primary season. the iowa caucuses. now, more than 1600 caucuses across 99 counties, you can believe it or not. i have been covering to iowa for years covering these caucuses. this year isn t just the coldest, but also has the most riding on it. i will explain what is really at stake in moments. but, first, we have reporters at the headquarters of all the major candidates. first to trump s right here in des moines where fox news senior national correspondent rich edson is standing by. rich? rich: you know, laura, it s cold it s icy. some of the roads are impassable. they have talked to the weather all day long here. we talked to the candidates how that plays into the campaign. they say look, all the campaigns are dealing with this. one campaign aid said, look, we have the most dedicated campaign base in the history of american politics. we re not worried about our folks showing up. speaking of showing up, for
110 people about 50 of which will show up. These are hyper micro. The people in this room know each other and live in the same neighborhood. They may have looked at the signs in their yard and they know who people are going for. Really intimate and interesting. They know who is speaking up there in just moments. As excited as we are, we cover this nationwide, its a pretty lowkey event. By the way, just a Promotion Right over here. You see Charlie Hurd and Tom Bevan from real clear politics. We are covering it all on Fox Nation in 10 minutes. Watch the channel. Dont miss the channel coverage. Flip on Fox Nation and we will be behind the scenes going moment by moment at this iowa caucus location. We just got notice they are starting 10 or 15 minutes late because of whether in johnson county. County political leadership have the prerogative to make the changes they want to. The weather is not a factor. They want to make sure everyone can get here