it is 4:00 here in new york, 3:00 p.m. in des moines where in just a few hours, the doors will open at caucus locations across the state. and the first votes will be cast in the 2024 election. voters going to the polls today in 1600 precincts across all of iowa s 99 counties will do it in some of the most brutal conditions imaginable. tonight could be the coldest iowa caucus ever. windchills could gets a low as 45 degrees farenheit, that is freezing. that brutal cold is putting a damper on what is normally a frenzy of campaigning. trump campaign and haley campaign canceled three events, but it doesn t mean candidates aren t asking people to get out and vote. ex-president said even if you vote and then pass away, it is worth it. yes? he really said that. there is no early voting and no mail-in ballot, so all of it comes to turnout tonight. the last nbc des moines register poll released last night shows trump with a commanding 28 point lead. if he wins by anything close to th
I mean, nobodys ever come to 50 . 41 is the high with w. And he only won by 10. Steve forbes had 31. Trumps going to swamp that. It would be significant. Steve forbes. Wow. I know. Its a throwback machine. We were just talking, and you and i, All Of Us have the communications brain. You just cant unwrangle. Its all about expectations and how you manage this. Whats the biggest thing youre watching for post results . The really hard thing for the campaigns to manage is how and when do you declare victory . Because as you all know that doesnt mean winning, by the way. That means victory in how youre defining it. Ive had candidates declare victory in third place before. So you never know. In 2016 what people may not understand, i think people understand the caucuses are very complicated and results dont come rolling in at a uniform clip. And you kind of have to sort of figure out based on what kind of vote is outstanding and where its outstanding how your
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