{"id":1450639,"date":"2024-01-15T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1450639"},"modified":"2024-01-15T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T08:45:00","slug":"dems-hatch-republicans-for-a-day-scheme-to-boost-haley-vs-trump-in-iowa-caucuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/dems-hatch-republicans-for-a-day-scheme-to-boost-haley-vs-trump-in-iowa-caucuses\/1450639\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Hatch “Republicans For A Day” Scheme To Boost Haley Vs. Trump In Iowa Caucuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dems Hatch “Republicans For A Day” Scheme To Boost Haley Vs. Trump In Iowa Caucuses<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iowa Democrats and independents have a plan to make a dent in former President Donald Trump’s massive lead over the rest of the GOP field – help Nikki Haley<\/strong> by becoming “Republicans for a day” during the Iowa caucuses.<\/p>\n

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According to Axios<\/em><\/a>, “crossover” voting is a low-key tradition in the Iowa event, as the state allows day-of party registration for voters, while Democrats aren’t holding in-person presidential\u00a0 caucuses this year – providing the perfect opportunity for uniparty Democrats to support yet another perpetual war candidate.<\/p>\n

As Don McLeese of west Des Moines told Axios<\/em>, the crossover voting scheme gives anti-Trumpers “a chance to diminish Trump’s inevitability,” adding “I’ll hold my nose and caucus for Haley.<\/strong>“<\/p>\n

Iowa Republican precinct captain for Haley, Lyle Hansen, acknowledged that “there could be a good crossover” vote for Haley, because Democrats “get to come over and pick the candidate for Biden to oppose.”<\/p>\n

Des Moines Democrat Jonathan Neiderbach told the outlet “I believe all Americans should cast a vote against Donald Trump every chance we have.”<\/p>\n

Reality bites…<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Axios notes, the crossover votes are “are highly unlikely to help Haley catch Trump, who’s consistently had a big lead in Iowa polls.”<\/p>\n

But GOP strategist David Kochel said that if crossovers see Haley as the best Republican alternative to Trump, they could help her finish a solid second in Iowa, ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a>.<\/em>
\n\t“If you even had 5,000 or 7,500 people across the state cross over for her, that might be the difference between her and Ron DeSantis,” Kochel said.<\/em><\/p>\n

The intrigue: <\/strong>There’s some risk for Iowa’s Democratic Party if many of its members cross over to vote with Republicans.<\/em><\/p>\n

People who switch parties to participate in a caucus sometimes don’t switch back, Tim Hagle, a political scientist at the University of Iowa, tells Axios.<\/em><\/p>\n

Responding to the ‘threat,’ Trump senior adviser Chrris LaCivita brushed aside any concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“If that is something they are relying on to get through the night, then poor people, I feel bad for them,” he told Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 01\/14\/2024 – 22:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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