‘Trump’s Base Is Almost Cultish’: Noelle Nikpour on Iowa Caucus Weather and Fundraising

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MOHYELDIN Noelle ░░░░░░░░ ll start with you ░░░░░░░░ seems like Trump at ░░░░░░░░ for now has Iowa ░░░░░░░░ the bag Obviously the ░░░░░░░░ question is about whether ░░░░░░░░ whether or not that ░░░░░░░░ suppresses turnout in some ░░░░░░░░ If we see severe ░░░░░░░░ conditions on Monday evening ░░░░░░░░ numbers are lower than ░░░░░░░░ what kind of impact ░░░░░░░░ that have on the ░░░░░░░░ could that have on ░░░░░░░░ sentiment of the race ░░░░░░░░ it gets off and ░░░░░░░░ in earnest NIKPOUR Well ░░░░░░░░ course the weather is ░░░░░░░░ to play into this ░░░░░░░░ certainly But I think ░░░░░░░░ plays in Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Because Trump s base ░░░░░░░░ almost cultish They are ░░░░░░░░ to do anything for ░░░░░░░░ President Trump They re ░░░░░░░░ to go that extra ░░░░░░░░ They re going to ░░░░░░░░ going out and braving ░░░░░░░░ cold getting frostbitten or ░░░░░░░░ they can do The ░░░░░░░░ that it might hurt ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ two candidates other three ░░░░░░░░ in that race that ░░░░░░░░ vying for a better ░░░░░░░░ that s Haley DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ Vivek Ramaswamy There is ░░░░░░░░ one anti Trump candidate ░░░░░░░░ in the race really ░░░░░░░░ that s on the ░░░░░░░░ and that is Asa ░░░░░░░░ former governor of Arkansas ░░░░░░░░ think that this is ░░░░░░░░ to be the first ░░░░░░░░ for former President Trump ░░░░░░░░ see exactly how strong ░░░░░░░░ numbers are going to ░░░░░░░░ The other thing I ░░░░░░░░ looking at Ayman is ░░░░░░░░ m looking at the ░░░░░░░░ totals because he s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of momentum ░░░░░░░░ and that the small ░░░░░░░░ somebody giving 20 40 ░░░░░░░░ 50 to his campaign ░░░░░░░░ those are voters So ░░░░░░░░ m going to look ░░░░░░░░ see what to come ░░░░░░░░ with the momentum with ░░░░░░░░