memeorandum: ‘This Week’ Transcript 1-14-24: Gov. Ron DeSantis & Gov. JB Pritzker (ABC News)

12:45 PM ET, January 14, 2024

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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:

Iowa Poll shows Nikki Haley leads Ron DeSantis in Iowa Caucuses. Donald Trump far ahead — Although Nikki Haley has pulled ahead of Ron DeSantis, the Iowa Poll shows clear dangers lurk for her going into a caucus night that could be decided by Iowans' willingness to brave the bitter cold

NBC News:

Poll: Nearly half of Haley's Iowa backers say they'll vote for Biden over Trump — The Iowa poll finds most likely GOP caucusgoers will vote for Trump in the 2024 general election — but not Haley's supporters. — DES MOINES, Iowa — Most likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers say they'll vote …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill, Axios, Digby's Hullabaloo, Des Moines Register and Washington Examiner

Michael C. Bender / New York Times:

How College-Educated Republicans Learned to Love Trump Again — Blue-collar white voters make up Donald Trump's base. But his political resurgence has been fueled largely by Republicans from the other end of the socioeconomic scale. — Working-class voters delivered the Republican Party to Donald J. Trump.

Discussion: CBS News, Florida Politics, No More Mister Nice Blog, Althouse and Washington Post

Washington Post:

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 — JOHNSTON, Iowa — The Iowans who answered their doorbells, held back their barking dogs …

Discussion: The Hill, Business Insider, Fox News, The Messenger, Iowa Capital Dispatch and CBS News

The Hill:

Hogan endorses Nikki Haley for GOP nomination — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) endorsed GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley just one day ahead of the Iowa caucuses on Sunday. — “I think Nikki Haley has got all the momentum. And what this race is really all about and is trying …

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, CBS News, The Messenger, CNN and NewsNation

John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:

How Iowa Turned the Caucuses Into a Gold Mine — Presidential-campaign capitalism brings windfall as state taps candidates and the media — DES MOINES, Iowa—When Jimmy Carter crisscrossed this state ahead of the 1976 presidential caucuses, his campaign's Iowa budget was roughly $100,000 in today's dollars.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Axios:

Dems could give Haley a boost in Iowa caucuses … - Iowa allows day-of party registration for voters, and Democrats aren't holding in-person presidential caucuses this year. — That's given mischievous anti-Trump voters “a chance to diminish Trump's inevitability,” as Don McLeese of West Des Moines put it.

Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart and New York Times

ABC News:

‘This Week’ Transcript 1-14-24: Gov. Ron DeSantis & Gov. JB Pritzker — Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis makes remarks at his Iowa campaign headquarters in Urbandale, Iowa, on Jan. 12, 2024. — Gov. Ron DeSantis & Gov. JB Pritzker were on “This Week” Sunday, January 1.

Discussion: RedState

ABC News: If Trump is GOP nominee, 2024 race will be focused on his legal troubles: DeSantis

Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump tops his opponents while Biden hits a new low in approval ahead of Iowa caucus: POLL

Discussion: Power Line, The Messenger and Political Wire

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Vivek Ramaswamy Show Approaches its Finale

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, BizPac Review, Blaze Media, The Hill and New York Magazine

Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Where Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis stand in final Iowa Poll before caucus night

Discussion: NBC News, Semafor, National Review, The Hill and Bloomberg

Washington Post:
Trump maintains wide lead in Iowa poll, while Haley climbs to second

Discussion: Reuters, Breitbart, Political Wire, HuffPost, RedState, The Messenger, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Florida Politics, New York Post, The Hill and ABC News

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump aims to break caucus records, but Iowa sometimes surprises

Andrew Solender / Axios:

House GOP targets federal workers who walk out over Gaza … - The protest, led by a group of dozens of federal employees calling itself Feds United For Peace, is reportedly to observe a “Day of Mourning” on the 100th day since Israel began military operations in Gaza last October.

Discussion: The Messenger, The Hugh Hewitt Show and Al-Monitor

Dan Katz / TPR:

Three migrants drown in Rio Grande after Texas blocks Border Patrol from rescue — A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass on Friday night as they were attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection told TPR that Border Patrol …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, Digby's Hullabaloo, Business Insider, Reuters, CBS News, BizPac Review, Fox News, New York Post, KXAN-TV and Breitbart

Sneha Dey / The Texas Tribune:
Three migrants drowned near Eagle Pass park after Border Patrol was denied access

Discussion: Washington Post, Axios, NBC News, Politico, Al Jazeera, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Saywhat Politics and Associated Press

Barak Ravid / Axios:

Biden “running out” of patience with Bibi as Gaza war hits 100 days — President Biden and other senior U.S. officials are becoming increasingly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rejection of most of the administration's recent requests related to the war in Gaza …

Discussion: The Hill, Al Jazeera, Talking Points Memo, Reuters, Political Wire, The Times of Israel and Raw Story

NBC News:

Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House — Among those being mentioned for Trump's secretary of defense are Christopher Miller, who served temporarily during his administration, Michael Flynn and Mike Pompeo.

Discussion: Raw Story

Lauren Sforza / The Hill:

Lawyer for E. Jean Carroll suggests Trump misrepresented need to adjourn trial — The attorney for writer E. Jean Carroll suggested that the lawyer for former President Trump misrepresented the former president's need to delay the trial in connection to $10 million in defamation damages that the writer is seeking.

Discussion: The Guardian, The Messenger, Raw Story, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, Law & Crime and Washington Post

Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Trump Uses Mobster-Turned-Rat as Character Witness

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, HuffPost, TMZ.com and The Messenger

Katherine Donlevy / New York Post:

Pro-Palestinian protesters chant ‘f-k Joe Biden,’ damage fence outside White House — A swarm of Pro-Palestinian supporters shouted “f-k Joe Biden” slogans as they nearly ripped down a reinforced fence outside the White House during a charged protest Saturday night.

Discussion: One America News Network, The Messenger, Blaze Media, Associated Press, Power Line, RedState, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart

Fox News:
White House staff ‘relocated’ after pro-Palestinian rioters damage anti-scale fencing, hurl objects at cops

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, BizPac Review, RedState and Exposing the role …

Garrett Downs / Politico:

Did Trump or Biden deliver more for farmers? The answer may surprise you. — The former president is using his ag record to appeal to Iowa voters. Farm income, however, rose under Biden. — To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, America's farmers never had it so good as during his four years in the White House.

Discussion: Bloomberg