Iowa Caucus Tonight

@no1marauder said
IF the Republicans nominate Trump again and IF, in violation of the 14th Amendment he is allowed on the ballot, I rate it as a 90% likelihood he'll lose again, in all probability by a wider margin.

This result will be the same regardless of whether he faces Biden or a replacement. He is, as Nikki Haley said, "“the most disliked politician in all of America.” https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4169315-haley-trump-criticism-most-disliked-politician/

@wildgrass said
Unfit for the presidency but they'll still vote for him.

@averagejoe1 said
I would think, given the State of the Union which Biden will soon avail us of, that he is the most disliked politician.
How could a guy like Trump, sitting on the sidelines, ruining no lives, be more disliked? Hurry, I am sub-professing an ethics class at 1 tomorrow. Would welcome new fodder! Most students are liberal, too.

@no1marauder said
Ask Herschel Walker.

Or Mehmet Oz.

Or Blake Masters.

Or heck Kelly Tshibaka.

All were Senate candidates endorsed and pushed by Donald Trump, the first three in critical toss-up States. They all lost.

Trump is political poison to all voters but conservative Republicans as the results since 2016 make clear.

@no1marauder said
Your claim is based .................................................. what exactly?

Sure, some of that group might reconsider but many won't. And they don't have to vote for a Democratic candidate for that to spell doom for Trump; if they sit on their hands or vote for a third party, the result is the same.

@wildgrass said
Based on head to head polling data trump vs Biden.

They might hate trump but they hate Biden more

@shavixmir said
Obviously. The man is noxiously incompetent and obnoxiously narcissistic.

But outside of the US, anybody with a morbid sense of humor does wish him upon the US. Bring that cataclysmic capitalist train of horror to Cassandra and shove it off the bridge.

@suzianne said
Wishing him on the US is also wishing him on Europe. Germany is already exploring their options on how to see Ukraine funded if Trump Putinfriend shuts down Ukraine funding or pulls the US out of NATO. We won't be the only ones paying for a Trump presidency, in more ways than one.

@sh76 said
If I were Chris Christie, I wouldn't have entered the race in the first place (and I'd strongly consider Ozempic).

He had no chance in Iowa. Why be humiliated? Or maybe he thinks Trump will give him a job. I don't know. But I don't consider it suspicious at all.

@metal-brain said
It was so close to the Iowa primary why not see how many votes he gets? I see no logical reason to pull out after spending campaign money and if he was out of money he could have still waited to see how he did in Iowa before he pulled out.

Apparently some democrats are voting for Nikki. Republicans should do the same for Williamson.

https://endoftheamericandream.com/democrats-plan-to-vote-for-nikki-haley-all-over-the-nation-in-a-desperate-attempt-to-stop-trump/

@sh76 said
Why would democrats be interested in the nomination of Haley over Trump?

I don't agree with No1 that Trump will definitely lose (I give him about a 40% chance), but Haley would be the far stronger general election candidate.

Dems should be supporting Trump all the way until he secures the nomination (as they did in 2016).

@sh76 said
Why would democrats be interested in the nomination of Haley over Trump?

I don't agree with No1 that Trump will definitely lose (I give him about a 40% chance), but Haley would be the far stronger general election candidate.

Dems should be supporting Trump all the way until he secures the nomination (as they did in 2016).

Haley:

"Tonight I can safely say, I will make this republican primary a two person race."

Haley finishes third.

@metal-brain said
If you were Chris Christie would you have ended your campaign a mere 5 days before the Iowa primary?

@no1marauder
If you were Chris Christie would you have ended your campaign a mere 5 days before the Iowa primary?