On Jan. 15, 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump cruised to a record-setting win in the Republican Iowa caucuses. The victory was a first step toward his potential reelection, in which, if selected as the party’s nominee, he would face off against the Democratic incumbent, U.S. President Joe Biden, in a repeat of the 2020 […]
By Alexandra Ulmer and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Immigration and the economy were on Iowan Republicans’ minds as they entered their party’s caucuses on Monday to select a Republican presidential candidate, according to preliminary findings of an entrance poll conducted by Edison Research. Following are highlights from the poll based on interviews with 1,177 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Republicans are headed to their state’s caucuses Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy – a possible sign that cultural fights might be eclipsing pocketbook issues as a motivator. Their message to GOP candidates in this first presidential contest is clear: […]
Des Moines, Iowa–Concerns about the flow of migrants over the southern border are becoming a major focal point for candidates and caucus-goers in the final days before the Iowa Caucuses. Despite living thousands of miles from the southern border, GOP caucusgoers say they feel the effects of the situation at the southern border through the […]
More than 6-in-10 likely Republican caucusgoers — 61% — say that it doesn’t matter to their support if former President Donald Trump is convicted of a crime before the general election, according to the latest numbers from the new NBC News/Des Moines Register poll of Iowa. By comparison, 19% of likely Iowa caucusgoers say a […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump isn’t just looking to win Iowa’s GOP caucuses on Monday. He’s looking for a big win. For that, he’ll need supporters like Gene Pinegar to show up. Pinegar, a 72 year-old veteran from Marshall County, has never attended a Republican caucus before. A self-described independent, he registered […]
Forty-two percent of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers said that former President Trump’s recent remarks about immigrants “poisoning the blood” of the country makes them more likely to support him, according to a new poll. The Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom poll asked likely Republican caucusgoers about statements made by the president, including Trump’s recent claim that […]