Democracy Dies in Darkness

Iowa’s deep freeze scrambles caucus turnout tactics for GOP campaigns

The Trump campaign is aiming to prove its organizational competence, while Haley and DeSantis rely on outside groups

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January 13, 2024 at 7:37 p.m. EST
Carly McCain, a member of Americans for Prosperity Action, as the group tries to drum up support for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday in West Des Moines, Iowa. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
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JOHNSTON, Iowa — The Iowans who answered their doorbells, held back their barking dogs and cracked open their storm doors into the horizontal snow were impressed to see that even blizzard conditions couldn’t stop the final push of get-out-the-vote efforts in this Des Moines suburb.

“You guys are dedicated, I’ll give you that,” one said.