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Mon Nov 20, 2023, 11:03 PM Nov 2023

In Buffalo, Iowa, a community wrestles with Trump-fueled political apathy [View all]

Trump is so far ahead in Iowa polls that some voters in Buffalo, Iowa, a small riverfront community down the Mississippi River from Davenport are starting to feel a bit apathetic about the upcoming caucuses.

"It just seems like it's a done deal," said John McBride, who was walking his two dogs near his house. "It's not even close."

But Trump's lead is also causing some anxiety among those who worry about his general election electability challenges.

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But she emphasizes those who love Trump, really love him and will go out of their way to support him.

She doesn't think there are nearly enough other voters to stop him from winning the Republican nomination. "It certainly seems like right now that's who is going to win the Republican nomination," she said. "But I don't want it."

She's not alone.

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213374716/iowa-voters-apathy-caucus-trump-desantis-reynolds
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