{"id":141537,"date":"2020-02-05T01:10:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T01:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/trump-seals-the-deal-with-iowa-republicans\/"},"modified":"2020-02-05T01:10:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T01:10:39","slug":"trump-seals-the-deal-with-iowa-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/trump-seals-the-deal-with-iowa-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Seals the Deal With Iowa Republicans"},"content":{"rendered":"

SIOUX CITY, Iowa\u2014President Donald Trump cleaned up during the Iowa Republican Caucus on Feb. 3, receiving 97.1 percent of the vote with all but one of the 1,765 precincts reporting.<\/p>\n

In a shrewd move, the Trump campaign scattered more than 80 surrogates around the Hawkeye State to speak on Trumps behalf at local caucuses.<\/p>\n

Those surrogates included Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ben Carson, Betsy DeVos, Rick Perry, and many other Republican heavyweights, either within Trumps administration, Congress, or Iowa politics.<\/p>\n

That move no doubt helped bolster turnout in a noncompetitive Republican cycle. Trump had two opponents on the ballot\u2014Bill Weld and Joe Walsh\u2014but neither mustered a legitimate challenge.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Republican Party of Iowa announced that Trump \u201chas overwhelmingly won the Iowa Caucuses, smashing all incumbent turnout records.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turnout for incumbent presidents has historically been extremely low. It wasnt the case on Feb. 3; every Republican official said turnout was unexpectedly high.<\/p>\n

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\"Epoch<\/figcaption><\/a> Republicans caucus in Sioux Center, Iowa on Feb. 3, 2020. More than 100 people showed up despite Party organizers expecting a much lower turnout. (Jacob Hall\/The Epoch Times)<\/figure>\n

Trump has grown on Iowa. Take Sioux County, for example.<\/p>\n

Located in Northwest Iowa, Sioux County is as red as it gets. The county is made up of some 34,860 people who are mostly Christian conservatives.<\/p>\n

How conservative? In 2016, Trump received 82.1 percent of the vote against Hillary Clinton, who received 12.7 percent.<\/p>\n

That deep shade of red is nothing new. In 2004, President George W. Bush beat John Kerry by 11,970 votes in Sioux County. Bush won Iowa by 10,059 votes. Sioux County provided Bush his winning margin.<\/p>\n

However, those same Sioux County voters werent sold on Trump during the 2016 Iowa Caucus. Trump finished fourth in Sioux County, with just 10.9 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n

It was Trumps worst performance in any of Iowas 99 counties.<\/p>\n

If the 2016 general election wasnt proof enough that Trump had rallied support in Sioux County, the Feb. 3 caucus provided a pretty convincing closing argument. Trump won the county with more than 94 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n

Tim Allen, the Sioux County Republican chairman, admits he wasnt supportive of Trump at the 2016 caucus because he wasnt sure what to think about Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy big fear on Trump was itd be a bait-and-switch,\u201d Allen said. \u201cAnd I think a lot of people were worried about that. Hes got such a varied history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trumps history includes Republican activity and Democrat activity, donations to Republicans and donations to Democrats.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was difficult to get a read on,\u201d Allen said. \u201cI kind of always figured that he wasnt serious about it, so I didnt take him seriously in 2016. And I think a lot of the candidates did the same thing. In their case, it was to their own peril. In my case, it was to learn a little humility and being willing to accept or appreciate somebody who I thought was not anywhere close to the candidate I wanted to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brad Franken attended the caucus in Sioux Center on Feb. 3. Four years ago, he wasnt a Trump supporter at the caucus.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust some of the things he was saying,\u201d Franken said, explaining the reservations he thinks many had. \u201cWe really didnt know his track record.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, some in Sioux County lined up behind Trump.<\/p>\n

Jeff Taylor, professor of political science at Dordt University and candidate for Iowa Senate, said he had initial hesitations, but he noticed others around the nation galvanizing behind Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cPartly I was influenced by people I respect,\u201d he said. \u201cPhyllis Schlafly endorsed him. Eventually SRead More \u2013 Source<\/a>
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