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TwilightZone

(26,982 posts)
5. None of that really means anything.
Wed Jan 17, 2024, 12:45 PM
Jan 2024

He still won by a record margin. All of the rest of it is just spin.

I don't understand why it seems so important for us to obsess over the results of a race that means very little in the big picture and somehow convince ourselves that it's some kind of loss. The argument that a 30% win is a loss is just silly.

The funny thing is that we constantly complain that the media wants a horse race for November, while we try to desperately twist and turn and spin the GOP primary into one. One of those things is much more likely to be a horse race than the other. Guess which one.

My concern is that people are going to buy into the nonsense that this indicates that Trump has no GOP support and is going to lose big in November and we'll get complacent. We heard the same arguments in 2016 (65% of GOP voters are voting *against* Trump!) and we know how that turned out.

Kick dalton99a Jan 2024 #1
Perfect illustration of how meaningless the Iowa caucus was. Fla Dem Jan 2024 #2
But Trumps mountain of Lies tries to make up for the little votes-and Maga will believe him no doubt riversedge Jan 2024 #3
56,260 out of 718,901 registered Republicans... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #4
For you math freaks (like me) that's less than 3% of registered voters. flashman13 Jan 2024 #16
Similar thing when it comes to rain predictions... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #17
It's not so much what you say, it's how you say it. keithbvadu2 Jan 2024 #27
And here's another one NJCher Jan 2024 #53
I Find It To Be Very Low... ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #30
None of that really means anything. TwilightZone Jan 2024 #5
In my defense, of course it's spin EarlG Jan 2024 #14
I personally very much BlueMTexpat Jan 2024 #56
What was the record margin? Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #20
Trump beat DeSantis (who came second) by EarlG Jan 2024 #24
Thanks so much Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #39
Anecdotally, I see no Trump signs, no flags. shrike3 Jan 2024 #45
traitortrump likes to brag. It behooves us to point out the false parts of his brag. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2024 #38
This is the real problem NJCher Jan 2024 #55
Much ado about nothing Blue Owl Jan 2024 #6
That's fascinating. qwlauren35 Jan 2024 #7
Indeed gratuitous Jan 2024 #8
Especialy when TFG ordered you to get out in the dangerous weather and vote for him..then it's ok if you die. usaf-vet Jan 2024 #11
I love this illustration! FakeNoose Jan 2024 #9
It's a bit of a weird one because EarlG Jan 2024 #34
KNR niyad Jan 2024 #10
The Main Stream Media (MSM) is bound and determined dobleremolque Jan 2024 #12
As someone else on DU pointed out. That's fewer people than attend a Iowa Hawkeye football game. progressoid Jan 2024 #13
What a delicious bit of information! 3catwoman3 Jan 2024 #48
Percent of Iowa population for Trump J3AC4 Jan 2024 #15
That's a lot of numbers! Pinback Jan 2024 #40
Described it elsewhere as: limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #18
I hope none of them died getting there to vote. twodogsbarking Jan 2024 #19
For all the complaints about secure voting by the GOPers, why did they pass around paper grocery bags to put... Crowman2009 Jan 2024 #21
drumpf thinks tiny things are HUGE JoseBalow Jan 2024 #22
I know I posted that severely underreported fact about the actual turnout - lowest in over 20 years BumRushDaShow Jan 2024 #23
Cults of personality are motivated to come out in bitter cold Warpy Jan 2024 #25
That's literally half of the number of people that can fit into the University Of Michigan stadium. Initech Jan 2024 #26
Great illustration! lastlib Jan 2024 #28
The numbers that intrigue me are FemDemERA Jan 2024 #29
Yes, and EarlG Jan 2024 #32
So now the mainstream media agree... dchill Jan 2024 #31
I guess a lot of MAGA republicans we actually smart ... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2024 #33
I had to check the stats Faux pas Jan 2024 #35
It's true, markodochartaigh Jan 2024 #36
The only people that matter are the ones that show up. Renew Deal Jan 2024 #37
Can someone please forward this to the major media outlets? Reader Rabbit Jan 2024 #41
What does saying this is insignificant accomplish? brooklynite Jan 2024 #42
Handful of pundits excited by small number of Iowans moronic enough struggle4progress Jan 2024 #43
I love charts and graphs BigmanPigman Jan 2024 #44
All that matters is kacekwl Jan 2024 #46
K&R LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #47
He only got 8% of registered repukes in the state and I rounded up from 7.83%! kimbutgar Jan 2024 #49
Excellent analysis and graphic explanation of the significance (or insignificance). Martin68 Jan 2024 #50
Yeah, but he did handily beat all of the other Republican contenders. Freethinker65 Jan 2024 #51
Kick Demovictory9 Jan 2024 #52
Media outlets like Yahoo are joyfully screaming that Biden is done for. C Moon Jan 2024 #54
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