‘Broker than I’ve been’: Why Donald Trump is set to win Iowa caucuses
Al Jazeera
From Gaza to the economy, many GOP voters pine for Trump’s return to power, as presidential elections season kicks off.
Indianola, Iowa – It was not just freezing; it was “dangerously cold”, according to local officials, with temperatures reaching Antarctic lows after days of snowfall.
But the bitter weather did not stop hundreds of people from coming out to see former President Donald Trump in Indianola, Iowa, a small town south of the state capital, Des Moines.
A day ahead of the Iowa caucuses, they held Make America Great Again (MAGA) hats, Trump 2024 signs and shirts featuring the former president’s mugshot at the campaign rally. More than three years after his supporters stormed the US Capitol to prevent the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory and four criminal indictments later, Trump’s support amongst Republicans is steady.
George Hutton, a Trump supporter from neighbouring Madison County who attended the rally on Sunday, said the former president’s Republican opponents – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley – are “wasting their time”.
“I think Trump is going to win it by more than what they’re estimating,” Hutton said, referring to the Iowa contest.
