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President Trump encouraged Nevada Republican voters this weekend to “get out and VOTE” in their upcoming caucus, which is rapidly approaching in February, technically making it an “early primary” state.
“Bring in as MANY people as you can!” Trump continued.
His remarks were made in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday at a Team Trump caucus event held at the Sparks Convention Center.
In the Silver State, President Trump is the dominant frontrunner, holding a whopping 75 percent of the vote in a prospective caucus, according to McLaughlin & Associates. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., managed to net 15 percent of support in Nevada, but even then, Trump has a massive 60-point lead over the governor.
Nevada’s caucus is important because that is how the state awards its delegates – not from the preceding primary. In a memo shared from McLaughlin & Associates (which is also an internal pollster for Trump), they broke down the difference between the Republican primary and the Republican caucus that is held in Nevada.
They wrote, “Although Nevada is holding a Republican primary and caucus in February, only the caucus counts in awarding delegates and taking part in deciding the Republican presidential nominee. In this Nevada caucus poll, Donald Trump dominates the field, which includes Ron DeSantis in a distant second place.”
They also noted that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley was a “non-factor in Nevada as she didn’t qualify to be on the caucus ballot.” In other words, they summarized, “Nevada is going all in for Donald Trump.”
Interestingly, their poll results also showed that even if other candidates were to drop out, Trump would still hold a powerful lead. For example, a prospective head-to-head battle with DeSantis would still result in the president earning 76 percent of the state GOP’s support.
Despite his supremacy in polling, over the weekend, Trump pushed hard for voters to engage and to show up in person for the caucus, adhering to his strategy of acting like you’re one point behind, even if you’re way ahead. “You gotta get out there, you’ve got to VOTE…just get out and VOTE, otherwise bad things can happen,” he said.
He dismissed the initial primary, pointing out that winning the state revolved around winning the caucus. He pressed, “The caucus is the only way to vote for President Trump. It’s safe, it’s secure, transparent. It’s also the ONLY one that counts – it’s February 8th.”
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