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Iowa Caucus Was a Blowout for Trump… Or Was It? – RedState

According to data obtained by NPR, the recent Donald Trump blowout victory could be an electoral version of a paper tiger. Monday’s much anticipated Iowa State Caucus ended with what most of the who’s who in politics and media cited as a massive victory for Trump. With just over 50 percent of the vote, the victory for Trump seems like a crushing defeat of his opponents, with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson both dropping out shortly after the results were announced. 

There is just one small detail that shows a potentially big problem for not just Donald Trump but for all Republicans on the ballot this election cycle. According to the data, just over 108,000 Republicans voted in the caucus. That equates to 14.4 percent of all 752,000 of Iowa’s registered Republicans showing up to vote. This is both pathetic and appalling for both Trump and…

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