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Iowa, Where Political Narratives Go To Die, Gussies Up For Funerals
Iowa is a wonderful place full of wonderful people. The 2024 Iowa caucuses are a complete waste of everyone’s time, money, and bandwidth.
Fitting that part of the lore of how Iowa became a thing is the word “Iowa” itself, originating from a native tribe of a similar sounding word meaning “sleepy or drowsy ones,” because this 2024 GOP primary is a snoozer.
Donald Trump, who lost Iowa to the artist formerly known as TrusTed in 2016, has expanded his lead by doing essentially nothing. NBC News and the Des Moines Register polling has all the gory details as “ground game” and “endorsements” politispeak begin their death rattle:
In addition to showing Trump with more than a 30-point lead over his nearest competition, the poll finds majorities of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers saying the endorsements don’t affect how they will vote in the Jan. 15 contest.
Fifty-four percent of likely GOP caucusgoers say Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ endorsement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t matter to their vote choices.
That compares with 31% who say her endorsement makes them more likely to vote for DeSantis — higher than DeSantis’ current level of caucus…
