Blizzard, Snow Storms Derail Caucus Campaigning in Iowa
11 months, 1 week ago

Blizzard, Snow Storms Derail Caucus Campaigning in Iowa

News 18  

Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters. Forecasters warned of “fairly intense blizzard conditions” throughout much of the Midwestern state, as the National Weather Service said gusts of 50 to 55 miles per hour, paired with blowing snow, could reduce visibility down to a quarter of a mile. Dozens of cars and trucks were seen overturned in Des Moines, and the Iowa State Patrol said on social media they had performed 355 “motorists assists” Friday before 1:30 pm. “Travel is highly discouraged!” The weather raised serious concerns over caucus turnout as Haley and DeSantis seek to overtake former president Donald Trump, who is leading polls for the Republican presidential nomination by a wide margin nationally and in Iowa. The state’s Republican Governor Kim Reynolds promised, “We’re going to get people to the polls on caucus night,” regardless of the weather.

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How will the Iowa caucuses impact elections? | Explained
11 months ago

How will the Iowa caucuses impact elections? | Explained

The Hindu  

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Trump sweeps Iowa caucus to stamp election credentials
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Trump sweeps Iowa caucus to stamp election credentials

Hindustan Times  

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5 Takeaways From The Iowa GOP Caucuses
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Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Everything’s coming up Donald. Former President Donald Trump remains under four separate criminal indictments and is still broadly unpopular with the national electorate, but it’s difficult to imagine the Iowa caucuses going better for him. New Hampshire will be tougher terrain: Some polling there shows Haley within striking distance, and it is filled with the moderate, college-educated …

Iowa caucus: Watch how the voters celebrated Trump's victory amid big chill
11 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Trump sweeps Iowa caucus: Results, key highlights, and what’s next?
11 months, 1 week ago

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Al Jazeera  

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The Iowa caucuses are the coldest ever. These graphics show just how brutally cold it is
11 months, 1 week ago

The Iowa caucuses are the coldest ever. These graphics show just how brutally cold it is

CNN  

CNN — Iowa has held the Republican caucuses every four years since 1976 in either January or February, putting them at risk for cold, but nothing like what happened Monday. Monday’s caucuses were the coldest ever with high temperatures below zero across much of the state and widespread wind chills in the minus 30s. Much of the state did not …

US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights as winter storm brings 'life-threatening' cold, sabotages Iowa rallies
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US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights as winter storm brings 'life-threatening' cold, sabotages Iowa rallies

Hindustan Times  

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Iowa’s winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so
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Associated Press  

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Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa’s leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels events
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa’s leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels events

Associated Press  

WAUKEE, Iowa — Snow was still piling on top of the 8 inches that had already accumulated when Kadee Miller trekked out to see Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in Waukee. “The reason we drove up here is to really see who she is.” Miller isn’t sure who she’ll vote for in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses on Jan. 15, but she’s …

Trump prepared for Iowa caucus blowout as DeSantis lags in new poll
1 year ago

Trump prepared for Iowa caucus blowout as DeSantis lags in new poll

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Should Mr DeSantis underperform in the Iowa caucuses …

Republicans have had most of Iowa's attention all year. Democrats want to change that
1 year, 1 month ago

Republicans have had most of Iowa's attention all year. Democrats want to change that

NPR  

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Three months out, the Iowa Caucus is Trump's to lose
1 year, 1 month ago

Three months out, the Iowa Caucus is Trump's to lose

NPR  

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Donald Trump Absent As Iowa 2024 GOP Caucus Train Begins To Roll
1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump Absent As Iowa 2024 GOP Caucus Train Begins To Roll

Huff Post  

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