As former president Donald Trump considers 2024 run, most Iowans now view him unfavorably

[Peacetrain]

"Most Iowans now hold unfavorable views of Donald Trump — a notable shift after the former Republican president’s favorability rating in the state spiked to a record high last fall.

The poll comes as Trump’s potential 2024 candidacy looms over the Republican presidential primary field and other GOP contenders visit Iowa in anticipation of the first-in-the-nation caucuses.

A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll found 52% of Iowans say their feelings toward Trump are very or mostly unfavorable. That’s up from 45% who said so in September 2021, the most recent Iowa Poll to ask the question"


https://news.yahoo.com/former-president-donald-trump-considers-105931823.html

[getagrip_already]

2. Considers a run? He is already running, and fundraising

He sees it as his ticket for the final doj delay. He will announce as soon as he gets his target letter.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. In 2024, will Iowa use a primary election, or a caucus method?

A Republican caucus could look like a WWE event.

[Bettie]

5. Who effing knows?

I would LOVE to have a primary instead of a caucus.

In 2020, my DH ended up having to run two precincts, because no one wanted to take. It wasn't that bad, since they were both in the same cafeteria, but it takes a lot of work and a lot of time both in preparation and on the night it happens.

It is also not even representative of Iowa Democrats who would likely show up more in a primary election.

The one good thing is that anyone can suggest a plank for the state party platform, which isn't easy to do anywhere else unless you are part of the power structure.

[gratuitous]

4. The media have their work cut out for them

I always hear Les Moonves' statement when he was heading up CBS that the former guy might be horrible for the country, but his antics made the cash registers sing and fattened his already fat wallet, so CBS wasn't going to be harming so much as a tail feather on this goose as it laid the golden eggs. I don't think Moonves was the only media executive who thought this, just the only one who said it out loud.

If the former guy is having popularity problems, the major media will do their best to revive his fortunes and get the gravy train running on time again.

[Zambero]

6. Given that Iowa voted for Obama twice

what took them so long??