'Our world is going to hell in a handbasket if we don't stop it' - Trump supporter at caucus site

Record ID: 1761346

  • Title: 'Our world is going to hell in a handbasket if we don't stop it' - Trump supporter at caucus site
  • Date: 16th January 2024
  • Summary: CLIVE, IOWA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 15, 2024) (REUTERS) SIGN ON WALL READING (English): "YOUR WAY YAHWEH" / VOTERS SIGNING IN VOTERS WALKING INTO CAUCUS SITE, ETERNITY CHURCH VARIOUS OF VOTERS SIGNING IN AT ETERNITY CHURCH (SOUNDBITE) (English) IOWA VOTER, JUDY, SAYING:     "I changed my party affiliation, I'm a Democrat so I could vote for anyone but Trump." IOWA VOTER, J
  • Embargoed: 30th January 2024 01:52
  • Keywords: DeSantis Haley Iowa Trump caucus
  • Location: CLIVE, IOWA, UNITED STATES
  • City: CLIVE, IOWA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001256015012024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Donald Trump muscled past his rivals to capture the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa on Monday (January 15), according to Edison Research projections, once more asserting his dominance over the party as he seeks a third consecutive nomination.
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley were in a battle for second place as they sought to emerge as the chief alternative to Trump, who served as president from 2017-2021, Edison projected.
    Caucus-goers were mixed on Trump at caucus site, Eternity Church in Clive, a small city just west of Des Moines.
    "I don't think there's ever been a more important time for President Trump," said a Trump caucus captain, Linda Bos. "Our world is going to hell in a handbasket, and if we don't stop it, it's never going to be like we ever have known it. We're going to be a third world country before we know it, if we don't stop this now."
    "Trump, because I know we both feel the same and he's done an awesome job in the past and I know he'll take care of business this time," said Jodi Turner. "He's real important to us, and I think he's going to do an excellent job."
    Judy, who wished to be identified by her first name only, said she switched parties so she could "vote for anyone but Trump. He's horrible, absolutely disgusting. I don't understand why people would vote for him."
    Iowans braved life-threatening temperatures to gather at more than 1,600 schools, community centers and other sites for the state's first-in-the-nation caucus, as the 2024 presidential campaign officially got under way after months of debates, rallies and advertisements.
    (Production: Kevin Fogarty, Roselle Chen)
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