2024 ELECTION/IOWA: “In some ways, Iowa’s Republican caucuses were practically over before they began, with Donald Trump cultivating a deep network of support over three presidential runs.
About 7 in 10 Iowans who caucused for Trump on Monday night said they have known all along that they would support a man who has remade the Republican Party through his ‘Make America Great Again’ political movement. Trump was carried to victory by the majority of caucusgoers who say they back it, a sign of his growing influence in a state that denied him a victory eight years ago.”
-Josh Boak, “Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they’d support him all along, AP VoteCast shows,” pbs.org, January 15, 2024