Democrats. So i think we have to prepare for that. What is interesting, desantis Closing Message is terrible as his whole campaign has been. It is all about polls and underdog. Awkward. And haley talking momentum i guess is okay. But she is starting to differentiate more. That is where she has to get. Her Speech Tonight will be a big moment. And only Way America doesnt have a biden Trump Rematch is if im the nominee. Trump cant win. And so i think we have to watch how crisp that gets. And the other night in the debate, she basically said i wish i was on the stage with trump because that is who im running against. Shes been trying to set up the race against her. So if you were talking to them, what would you tell them they should be saying tonight . I think that i would pivot off of what david just said and make it clear that not only do i have the momentum, but im the only person and you all know it,
Ice, that is what well have to see. The campaign is offering rides to their supporters if they call up. They believe that they have built up an operation unlike that of eight years ago when it is haphazard. This time around they believe they have identified a share of the republican electorate that will be able to give them a consequential win. The Organizing Aspect is important. And well take a quick break. Vaughn hillyard, safe travels. And when we come back, this weekends closing arguments from the republican candidates, ranging from please dont forget about me to just stay alive and vote, and that you can die, pretty dark. Well talk more with our guests about that with just a few short hours go. Plus Donald Trump will be trying to fit a Campaign Stop in this week, not new hampshire, not in pennsylvania, not on fox news, but in a New York courtroom. The strategy behind that decision, just ahead. And still to come, President Biden marking this martin luther
Been there braving all the temperatures. So i know that you are with the Haley Campaign right now. How are they feeling about everything going on tonight . Reporter youre right ive been following the Haley Campaign and also bracing the icy temperatures here. And that will be one of the key things that were watching for tonight. Because the old trope as you all know, it all comes down to turnout, which is true, but hard to predict what Turnout Looks like when you are at a negative 30 windchill across the state. So certainly that is one of the things that will unfold in realtime for all of us. For the Haley Campaign part, they sort of feel like they are in a good position tonight. It is a Win Win regardless of how they place. Of course they want to come in second, because they say that would be a Boom Moment within this caucus and within this larger primary. But if they come in third and the margin is pretty tight with ron desantis, they sort of feel like that is what the original expect
but the second point is not necessarily true. it s not a closed primary, but this is for the party faithful, and it is always relevant to bring up the question of is this person going to run a good campaign. are they going to be a good candidate. should they be our standard bear? should they be the nominee. perfectly relevant. part of the nikki haley central appeal. if you re going to say trump can t win, somewhere in that argument that has to be there or else you re not going to convince anybody. i think it was perfectly appropriate. i think oh, damn, is a pretty good response. on the other hand, where they i think both candidates really made a mistake last night is they were trying to disqualify each other. these are were cutting personal attacks. they re a little more than 100 hours from trying to ask tens of thousands of iowans to go out on ooh cold night to the local gym and argue for them and stand up for them in public and fight with their neighbors, and i didn t hear anybody
for her. donald trump s republican critics argue that he s toxic to general election voters especially your former boss that he ll lose to president biden again, but a cbs poll taken before the debate say that s not how republican voters see it. look at this, you think the candidate would definitely beat biden and trump is at 65% and at pretty much every other poll, everybody else is double digits be behind and then some and this is why it s telling. ron desantis says look, if you want trump and you want a better shot at beating biden, why then thus far it s fallen flat and you see it in those numbers and they asked the republicans who are considering people besides trump, why are you? very few of them said i worry trump can t win and he s too controversial. i m just seeing what options are out there and they re not convinced yet that trump can t win. i want to go over to the democratic side of the aisle and ask about a fund-raising letter