Should Rand live in Iowa for the next two months?

[69360]

No reason to. What would it accomplish? Something huge would have to happen to improve from 3% to 30% and visiting every pizza ranch in the 99 counties isn't it. I don't think he should quit or stop campaigning though.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

worked for Frothy

 

[eleganz]

Can we also talk about what meals Rand would eat if he were to theoretically take residence in Iowa until caucus day?

Or maybe which bathrooms would be strategic for most effective urinal conversations with likely voters?

Come on peeps. Really?

 

[hells_unicorn]

worked for Frothy

It did to an extent, but for him it coincided with Michelle Bachmann collapsing and a heavy amount of help from the Mainstream Media. Rand won't get the latter, though the complete collapse of Ben Carson coupled with siphoning some votes away from Cruz would definitely be possible. I was originally of the mindset that retail politics would take care of everything, but not with someone like Carson and Trump in the race nullifying it with endless amounts of cash and free media coverage.

 

[CPUd]

I suspect Bush is keeping Trump in the race, whether they know it or not. Aside from the other scenario where Cruz is drawing support from Trump, there are people choosing Trump in these polls because of how strongly they resent the same handful of people trying to ram Bush down their throats. They put big money behind him and try to prop him up while the rank-and-file GOP after years of friendly press, still won't have anything to do with him. If he were to drop, the field would probably even out.

 

[69360]

worked for Frothy

Things are very different this time around. You have a reality TV star sucking up all the low information voters. Kissing babies and shaking hands won't win them over this time.

 

[jkob]

If Rand doesn't at least come in at least 2nd in Iowa or New Hampshire, he won't anywhere. So yeah, he should camp out and go to every county like Santorum did. We need a surge like that.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Yes

To overcome Trumptardation, Rand's got to win the groundgrame.

...one has to hope that Iowans are a bit more rational in person.

 

[derek4ever]

Yes

To overcome Trumptardation, Rand's got to win the groundgrame.

...one has to hope that Iowans are a bit more rational in person.

Iowans like to be sweet talked. It's the whole idea of retail politics in action.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Iowans like to be sweet talked. It's the whole idea of retail politics in action.

Whatever works.

...get those corn-fed people to the caucus, to vote for Rand, even if they don't know why: for their own sake.

As Donald Trimpanzee likes to say; do we have a country or not?

...I think not, but I'd like to be proved wrong.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Things are very different this time around. You have a reality TV star sucking up all the low information voters. Kissing babies and shaking hands won't win them over this time.

Yes and no. Trumps support is soft. I think everyone's support move around a bit this cycle, whereas Romney was always guaranteed to have an establishment 25% cushion in Iowa.

 

[mello]

I think Rand's best shot at a comeback would be the Iowa Caucus. His advantage is that the caucus was pushed backed to February which helps him greatly since all of those college students will be back from winter break. To have a chance, he should hit Iowa colleges hard & repeatedly with the goal of focusing all of that young support.

It would be awesome & hysterical if Rand came in first. The hysterical part would be watching the network pundits trying to find ways to talk about the winner of the Iowa caucus without mentioning Rand's name.

 

[Dianne]

He needs a good showing in Iowa... doesn't have to win, but a good showing. He must bring results in higher than Jebbie.

 

[simon1911]

I spoke to some family members at Christmas parties and asked around who they like. I heard Rubio, Cruz and Trump. Some said that they can get behind Trump if he wins the nominee. And this was coming from a believer after we talked how the spending bill fully funded Planned Parenthood. I even asked even if Trump is for pro-choice. The person said the other side is worst. It was very disheartening. I hope Iowans aren't like this.

 

[nikcers]

I spoke to some family members at Christmas parties and asked around who they like. I heard Rubio, Cruz and Trump. Some said that they can get behind Trump if he wins the nominee. And this was coming from a believer after we talked how the spending bill fully funded Planned Parenthood. I even asked even if Trump is for pro-choice. The person said the other side is worst. It was very disheartening. I hope Iowans aren't like this.

I've been recently engaging Trump supporters and one trend I've noticed is that the Polls have desensitized people from forming new opinions on who can win and who can't. The biggest Lie ever told was that Trump can beat Hillary, and until this is debunked people will think his strategy is endearing and earnest. Everyone hates a losing strategy and as soon as he can't "win" then his intentions won't be perceived as pure.

 

[Joeinmo]

Just a note : Santorum lived in Iowa he was at between 6-8% on Dec 20th 2011 and between 2-3% nationally, and ended up in a 3 way tie for first come caucus day. Obviously the makeup is different in this race, but I don't think Trump supporters (Astro turf) are gonna show up, it's between Cruz, Rand and Rubio. Of all those Rand and Cruz have really hardcore supporters and of those nobody knows how to organize a caucus like Paul supporters who have 8 years under their belt. When Rand says he is going to shock in Iowa I think his own polling is showing that he is powerful. What do we do if you don't live in Iowa, get to those Iowa online comments sections and push Rand, send letters to the editor, the power is in us, we are the most politically savvy portion of the electorate in the United States, we are the last best hope, we are the firewall. So instead of always being on the forums, get out there and do some guerilla warfare and help get votes. The time is now, not tomorrow