To some it might seem a futile effort, considering that the magnate has all the support of the party and the electoral arms of the Republicans at local and national level.
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Republicans will have 1,680 caucus enclosures. They may opt for their preferred presidential candidate to directly assign delegates to the county party convention. Trump has two contenders: former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld. None represents a serious challenge to the president’s aspirations to remain in the White House.
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In 2012 when Barack Obama 98.4% of the delegates were assigned to the president, while 1.5% were registered as not committed. There were also rules such as making preference groups to choose the candidate, only if 15% of those present agreed.
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Although everything indicates that his triumph is assured, the president’s team has mobilized campaign personnel, volunteers and supporters to achieve consistent electoral participation and also to move forward in pursuit of winning the state, which is listed as an area within reach. both Democrats and Republicans in the 2020 presidential elections.
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The importance of Iowa
Iowa is considered a pendulum state, those in which the Democratic or Republican domain is not guaranteed and alternate in the preferences of the local electorate.
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The commercial war unleashed by Trump has hit many producers in the region and although Washington has spent billions in subsidies and palliative for producers, some highlight the discomfort experienced in the area.
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In 2016 Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by a margin of 9 points in Iowa, but in the elections for the 2018 governor, Republican Kim Reynolds won reelection with 50.2% of the vote, less than 3 points compared to her Democratic rival and 8 below what she achieved in 2014 the then governor Terry Bransdstad, of whom Reynolds was second.
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Those figures are what feed the hopes of some Democrats to be able to stay with the state this year and those that make the president’s campaign consider that he has nothing guaranteed at the time of the national elections.
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The other candidates
Republicans currently competing against Trump are former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld.
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Walsh was known for his alliance with the Tea Party in Congress, the most conservative wing of the Republican Party. He has also stood out for a career as a radio host. He was one of the noisiest members of the Capitol, where he advocated a balanced budget, tax cuts and clung to conservative principles of free market.
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Weld is known for his conservative positions. In 2016 he presented himself as the vice president candidate for the Libertarian Party, accompanying Gary Johnson. In a recent opinion article he defended the decision to present himself for the Republican Party because “someone was needed to get up and plant a flag against Trump’s misdeeds.”
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After the caucus is over and the winner is announced, Iowa will hold the county conventions on March 14 to elect delegates for the congressional and state district Republican conventions.
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The first will be held on April 25, where the 12 Iowa delegates will be elected for the Republican national convention. The second will take place on June 13 where the majority of the remaining delegates will be elected. Iowa sends 40 delegates to the national party convention.
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