Iowa caucus turnout lowest in over a decade amid freezing temperatures - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : Sharp, a custodian at the local high school, who supported Trump in the 2016 and 2020 general elections, said he was determined to caucus for the first time because he felt Trump was the only candidate up to the task to help improve America's economy, border security and standing in the world.
73% : The room erupted in applause as it was declared that Trump had come in first place.
72% : At a caucus location just west of Des Moines, where Trump, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spoke, the room was packed and brimming with excitement.
66% : Trump backers argued that his base was the most enthusiastic, pointing to how Iowans stood in long lines to get a chance to hear him at rallies.
56% : Sure, Trump had baggage, but look at what he had accomplished.
51% : "Trump's by far the best option that we have that'll actually bring change and make a difference because he's already done a lot of good," she added, pointing to the economy under Trump and his border policy as examples of what she liked in his administration.
51% : Most of the speakers backing candidates other than Trump focused on comparing their candidate with the expected winner.
47% : Nielsen, a heavy-equipment operator, added that she was backing Trump because she felt the country needed a businessman in the White House and not another politician.
42% : Of the 131 attendees present, 58 voted for Trump, 31 for Haley, 29 for DeSantis and 13 for Ramaswamy.
42% : Meanwhile, others said DeSantis and Haley could benefit if Trump supporters assumed his win was a done deal and stayed home.
41% : Of those Iowans who bundled up in layers, donned their warmest coats and gave little thought to staying home, and with roughly 96 percent of the expected votes tallied, 51 percent of caucus-goers selected Trump, 21 percent picked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and 19 percent backed Haley, a revealing glimpse at Republican voters' choices in this first contest.
36% : Nielsen, wearing a Trump T-shirt, and Sharp, sporting a red Trump 2024 hat, both laughed at the notion that the weather would have ever deterred them from coming out to back Trump.
31% : "I have no time for Trump," the Haley supporter declared.
17% : "He elaborated that he was turned off by DeSantis's willingness to attack Trump after having so heavily relied on the former president's support in his 2018 governor's bid.
11% : DeSantis and Trump each tied with 10.Jim Olberding, a veteran, said he had tired of Trump's incendiary language, pointing to how he had dissed former presidential hopeful John McCain, a Vietnam War hero.

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