MSNBC interviewed a caucus organizer

[stollen]

...who said approximately 100 voters had switched parties to repub.

Just then I got an email from an Iowan whose brother in Des Moines had switched his party to GOP so he could vote against Trump. "It won't help but..."

The brother says the process to change parties is moving slowly in Des Moines. I hope the party switch is for the same reason as his. It would be interesting to compare Trump Iowa votes in Nov.

Making such an effort in this weather is inspiring.

[WarGamer]

1. Reported by NYT and Axios earlier...

Lots of DEMS and I's pulling an "Operation Chaos"

[stollen]

2. First time I'd heard

and am heartened.

[COREY.BAKER]

3. MSNBC Reported Sioux County Ran Out Of Change Party Forms As Well

[yardwork]

4. I think this is a bad idea.

It's not at all clear that Trump would be harder to beat than Haley.

[TheFarseer]

9. Polls suggest Haley would beat Biden

By double digits. Her policies are somehow even worse than Trump’s. I have no idea why we would want her to win.

[W_HAMILTON]

10. So innocent of you to think that Trump would go gentle into that good night.

Trump will be on the ticket one way or the other or he will destroy the Republican Party and whoever its presidential and vice-presidential nominee is.

Having said that, I think it's a bad idea because there aren't enough people willing to do switch parties to prevent Trump from winning the primary to begin with. I learned that the hard way when I voted in a Republican primary to support a Republican that voted to impeach Trump against a MAGA Trumper. The vote wasn't close, it ended up being a waste of my time, and I ended up on a bunch of Republican mailing lists.

It's just not worth it. Put the effort into recruiting people you know that hate Trump and his MAGA movement and get them registered and ready to vote. THAT'S how we beat MAGA (again).

[Emile]

5. IMO Trump is their weakest candidate. He

will guarantee high democratic voter.turnout and 30% of Republicans believe if he is convicted, he is not fit to serve.

[JohnSJ]

6. It has already been called for trump. The battle for se place is up in the air

[haele]

7. Either Evangelicals or Corporatists.

I wouldn't switch parties to give the Never Trumpers someone to vote for. The cult GOP'ers will always vote against the "Evil Democrat", they won't stay home just because Trump didn't win. But the Never Trumpers will stay home or vote for a third party if Trump wins.
We are facing a dedicated two-prong media and troll farm attack against Biden during an election targeted to peel both professional Liberals and "Working Class economic anxiety voter" against the incumbent.

We don't want to give both the Never-Trumpers and some of the Crazy Cult Coalition a Republican to vote for. We need to weaken the field.

Haele

[Rhiannon12866]

8. My cousin in Colorado also brought up switching parties so they could vote against Boebert in the Republican primaries

After Boebert announced that she's switched districts and is now running in my cousin's district.