Trump Could Lose Iowa/ News for January 2, 2024

David does The News.

What to expect two weeks from now in Iowa.

Chapters:

- Potential shift in Iowa poll numbers coming out this week

- If Trump loses Iowa, questions arise about the Republican Party and possible nominations

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- Biden's approval ratings are low, but Trump's could hurt the Republicans in the November elections

- Increased voter turnout benefits Biden and the Democrats

- Live studio audience polling

- Continuing resolutions to expire on January 19th and February 2nd, impacting various government departments

- If 2024 budget is not passed, a 1% across the board cut is supposed to kick in

- Caucuses in Iowa and Nevada test a candidate's ground game and ability to build trust with voters through hand-to-hand combat.

- A strong Trump win in New Hampshire could indicate support from the more moderate wing of the Republican Party, potentially impacting the November election.

- Ted Cruz won Iowa in 2016, beating Trump by four percentage points

- DeSantis has the endorsement from the Republican Governor Kim Reynolds, who Trump has attacked

- Republicans in Iowa don't appear to agree with Trump's stance on abortion being a states' rights issue. In New Hampshire, however, we see a shift away from the pro-life evangelical stance.

- The Democrats are hoping to make abortion a prominent issue in the November election by leveraging the potential softening stance of Republican voters on abortion, aiming to drive liberals to vote and possibly support Joe Biden.

- Lucas Kunce running for Senate seat in Missouri, support for him

- Potential impact of abortion measures on Senate elections in Montana, West Virginia, Nevada, and Pennsylvania

- He is anti-abortion but supports a woman's right to choose.

- He believes in addressing social issues to make abortions unnecessary, and Republicans are making a big mistake trying to get abortion on the ballot in Pennsylvania.

- Polls show 74% of likely Republican voters in Iowa believe abortion should be illegal in all or most cases

- Likely Republican voters in Iowa are fervent about abortion, indicating good news for DeSantis

- Democratic party in Iowa will declare Joe Biden as the nominee through mail-in ballots, leaving many Iowa Democrats with nothing to do on January 15th

- He could claim Democrats voted, rendering the results meaningless and file lawsuits to strip delegates

- Subsequent primaries in Nevada and South Carolina may also face similar challenges

- Rush Limbaugh urged his listeners to register as Democrats in Operation Chaos to vote for Hillary in the Indiana primary.

- Rush Limbaugh's strategy was based on wanting Obama to be nominated, thinking he would be easier for McCain to beat.

71% think Trump will lose in Iowa

- Poll results show 71% think Iowa will be Trump's 'waterloo'.

- 29% of 1,300 votes think Iowa will not be Trump's 'waterloo'.