Why Iowa Republicans who once opposed Trump are ready to vote for him

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Why Iowa Republicans who once opposed Trump are ready to vote for him

By John King, CNN
7 minute read
Published 12:03 PM EDT, Sun August 18, 2024

Kellerton, Iowa (CNN) — Shanen Ebersole is voting for Donald Trump. With plenty of reservations, but zero hesitation. … “It’s definitely a vote for Trump,” Ebersole said. “I’m happy doing that with the choices that we have. I don’t think there is any way I could vote any other direction.”

Ebersole was a Nikki Haley supporter when we first met before the Iowa caucuses. Trump won 59% of the caucus vote in conservative Ringgold County; Ebersole was one of just 16 votes for the former South Carolina governor.

Once Trump locked up the GOP nomination, Ebersole thought a bit about voting third party. But her maverick streak has limits. Her family and her farm come first, so she came home to Trump.

“Because we have to put the American people first,” she said in an interview along the fence line of the Ebersole cattle farm. “I think that the policies that have been in place in the Harris-Biden administration — they hurt this. They hurt our land and they hurt the people of middle America the most.”

{snip}

[liberal N proud]

1. They are sheep

[Scrivener7]

2. 4 dumbasses. What's your point with this, John King?

You managed to find 4 idiots. Is this supposed to prove something?

Jesus, the media sucks.

[progressoid]

10. Yes the media sucks but those 4 idiots are not alone.

Iowa is jam packed with them. I know a lot of them. At one time I had hope that some of them would wake up. So far, I know of just one farmer who decided not to support Trump. They're either full blown koolaid drinking cultists or they're too afraid to admit they have been hornswoggled by this con-man.

I also have a theory that a lot of these hayseeds are inclined to believe anything they hear on right wing media because of a lifetime of having their brains fucked up by religion.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Trump's polices are killing farmers.

Trump’s polices are killing farmers. 2018

After all, trade wars are 'easy to win'.

Farmers are killing themselves in staggering numbers

Why are America's farmers killing themselves in record numbers?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/06/why-are-americas-farmers-killing-themselves-in-record-numbers

[buzzycrumbhunger]

4. I ran away from Iowa in the late '80s

This was shortly before Rush Limpballs and FUX News became a thing. I have my problems with Florida—especially now—but JFC, I have never had an urge of any kind to go back to the pig farmers and morons, family included.

[calguy]

5. I was born and raised in Iowa

Left in 1969 when I joined the Army, and never went back. It was a good decision I've never regretted.

[rso]

6. RSO

No big deal, we’re not going to win Iowa in any event.

[gopiscrap]

7. fucking moron, I hope she loses her farm

[Zelda24]

8. What?

If you read about Ebersole farm they should be on our side. They raise grass fed cattle on a sustainable farm. She might want to read POLITICO story titled "Did Trump or Biden Deliver more for farmers? The Answer May Surprise You".

[progressoid]

9. These dipshits have been voting against their own interests for decades. You can't reason with them.

Meanwhile, They'll bitch about government spending while cashing their government subsidies.