Trump's Support Collapses In Iowa As Blue Wave Builds In The Heartland

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

Donald Trump now leads Joe Biden just 48-46 in a state that he won by 9 points in 2016. Mirroring a trend seen in other polls of Biden polling surprisingly well with older voters, he leads Trump 52-44 with seniors.

70% of Iowans think every registered voter in the state should be mailed an absentee ballot so that they can vote from home in the fall, to only 22% who oppose that. There’s bipartisan consensus on the question of letting everyone vote by mail- Democrats (89/6), independents (65/26), and Republicans (54/36) are all in favor of it.

To read more:

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/05/04/trumps-support-collapses-in-iowa-as-blue-wave-builds-in-the-heartland.html

This is an encouraging sign, but if the past is any indicator, the GOP will cheat on a massive scale in 2020.

[Cha]

1. Steady as We GO, Dems!

[guillaumeb]

2. And be aware that the GOP will cheat.

What I think is a good sign is that Biden has support among older, more consistent voters.

[SharonAnn]

3. Between the agriculture and the meat-packing, they have lots of reasons to hate him.

[guillaumeb]

5. But will Trump supporting farmers abandon him? eom

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. I like the idea of sending ballots to every registered voter.

Don't wait for a request; just send it.

[guillaumeb]

6. But that might encourage people to vote! eom

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. Yeah, anti-democracy GOP wants to -select- voters instead of the voters selecting.

[frazzled]

8. Regarding seniors

Those who have been around for a while have seen quite a few presidents (I have seen 12 of them myself, beginning with being shuttled into the auditorium as a kindergartener to watch Eisenhower's second inauguration—and I'm on the younger end of "senior" ). And they can't fail to recognize that whether you liked them or hated them, depending on your political outlook, there is something quantitatively different about this president. He's batshit crazy, supremely incompetent and unknowledgeable, and a crook to boot. Nothing compares.

This is a stark reality for those with experience of many past presidents, good and bad. Whoever you think was the worst of them, ditto and double it for this one. That may not be as apparent to some younger and middle-aged staunch Republican voters, but even they must be scratching their heads a bit these days. But seniors, many who may never have done so before, may be voting Blue this year.

[guillaumeb]

9. Agreed.

Reagan was not very smart, but he was enough of an actor to seem somewhat Presidential.

Bush Jr. , again, not that smart, but he seemed likable.

[DBoon]

12. both W and RR were governors of large states

They were not complete political nincompoops

[Vogon_Glory]

10. Might the light be dawning on Iowa voters?

I hope so.

If it helps, maybe they can pretend that they are the good citizens of River City, now wised-up to Harold Hill/Donald Trump.

[guillaumeb]

11. It is possible.

But in a sane country, with competent voters, Biden would be ahead by 40 points, at least.

[Celerity]

13. full poll link

https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IowaResultsMay2020.pdf

[democrattotheend]

14. Obama won that state by 10 points in 2008

I've never understood why Democrats just gave up on it in 2016.