Psaki: ‘Stunning,’ the Crazier Things Trump Say, the More People Embrace Him

HAAKE: “You’re looking at this from terms of the enthusiasm. You’re trying to find something to loo Kat that gives you a little bit of hope. A lot of what we find from these Trump supporters are that they are first-time caucus goers. That cuts both ways. These are people who are not necessarily part of the process typically, they’re coming out to be new voters, maybe they’re younger, maybe they’re new here, maybe they were politically disengaged. It creates a bigger universe of people for him to reach. I’ve been talking to a lot of those folks here today. Theoretically, there’s an opportunity they are more into the show and less into the voting. But all the Trump supporters I’ve talked to, since I got on the ground here in Iowa more than a week ago now, have been telling me versions of the same thing: There’s no temperature too cold for them to get in their cars and go vote for him and caucus for him on Monday night. And I think that’s what that polling has indicated and that’s what we are looking like as this Republican primary process really does get kicked off tomorrow night.”
PSAKI: “Garrett, thank you so much. One of the things that’s been so stunning to me is the crazier things he says, the more people seem to embrace him, according to these Des Moines Register polls. Thank you, we will let you get back to your reporting.”