I do like it when baker extended notables to 2 posts…
You seem like an election-numbers-crunching anon, so let me ask you this…
The total number of votes in Iowa Republican caucus in 2016 was 186k (Trump received 24% of that vote, second only to Cruz at 27%).
The total number of votes in Iowa Republican caucus in 2020 was 32k (Trump received 97% of them this time).
Why is there such a disparity in the total number of votes on the Republican side? Is it indicative that Republican voter turn-out in Iowa will be just as weak in the general election?
That's why I'm trying to understand this, because the Republican turn-out at the caucuses doesn't reflect what I see at Trump rallies. Is it because the Republican side is uncontested so nobody thinks there's any point in showing up? I'm not being a concern-fag as much as I'm just trying to understand the huge disparity in participation on R side.