{"id":2149857,"date":"2024-01-15T19:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T00:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-iowa-caucuses-will-be-the-coldest-ever-candidates-prepare\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T19:42:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T00:42:12","slug":"the-iowa-caucuses-will-be-the-coldest-ever-candidates-prepare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-iowa-caucuses-will-be-the-coldest-ever-candidates-prepare\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Caucuses: Coldest Ever, Candidates Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-iowa-caucuses-will-be-the-coldest-ever-candidates-prepare%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2149857&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heavy snow falls as \u2064a man walks along \u2062the Skywalk system that connects buildings in\u2063 downtown on January 08, 2024 in\u200c Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia\u200b Flores<\/a><br \/>3:48 PM \u2013Monday, \u2064January \u200c15, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first\u200b votes for the 2024\u2062 presidential election cycle will take place \u2063in Iowa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iowans will brave the record-cold temperatures on Monday to travel to caucus\u200d locations around The Hawkeye State.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Monday\u2064 morning, Iowa residents\u200b woke \u2063up to temperatures in\u200b the minus 10s. When factoring\u200c in cold\u2064 winds, temperatures even\u200c have the\u2062 potential to plummet to as low \u200das\u200b minus 40 degrees \u200bFahrenheit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Today is turning out to be the coldest \u2063Iowa caucus day in \u200bhistory, dating back \u2062to 1972. Highs thus at\u200c Des \u2062Moines (+1\u00b0)  &#038;  Waterloo \u2063(-1\u00b0) have been\u2064 15 &#038;\u200d 16\u2063 degrees colder \u200bthan the previous coldest caucus day. Here&#8217;s a look at some of those \u200ccolder historical highs &#038; lows.<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iawx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iawx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FHoKqTl3uY\">pic.twitter.com\/FHoKqTl3uY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bNWS Des Moines (@NWSDesMoines) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSDesMoines\/status\/1747007758237622438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January\u200b 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The coldest caucus record in Des Moines, Iowa, prior to 2024 was on January 19<sup>th<\/sup>, \u200d2004. The high that day\u2064 was 16 degrees Fahrenheit, while the low was 2 degrees\u2062 Fahrenheit. Now, fast forward twenty years, and the low is negative 13 degrees Fahrenheit, \u2064while the \u2064high is -3 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exposure to \u2063freezing \u200ctemperatures can\u2063 result in frostbite\u200d within just 10 minutes of skin exposure, posing a potential life-threatening risk during prolonged periods of exposure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>45<sup>th<\/sup> \u200c President Donald Trump is the \u200cleading favorite to \u200cwin\u2062 the Monday evening \u2062vote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Iowans begin the\u200b caucus at \u20637pm \u2062CST.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay informed! Receive breaking\u2064 news \u200cblasts directly\u2064 to your inbox for free. \u200bSubscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t<strong>Share this post!<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>While the Iowa caucus is widely recognized as the\u200d official start \u2062of a presidential election\u2062 season, but the state\u2019s attorney general says this year it ends\u2062 in Iowa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>State Senator Brad Zaun\u200d says Donald Trump will \u2063score a historic win at the\u200b Iowa caucus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>In the heart \u200bof California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-discharged-from-hospital\/\" title=\"Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary, Released from Hospital\">deep blue landscape<\/a>, a rebellion is brewing in one of the few red counties \u2064\u2013 Shasta County.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Wisconsin Representative Derrick \u200cVan Orden goes to the Hawkeye State to show \u2062his support for Donald Trump ahead of the Iowa caucus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Google is set to go before a federal\u200d jury in Boston\u200d on Tuesday over accusations that \u2062its processors infringe a computer\u200c scientist\u2019s patents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>OpenAI and \u200cits financial \u200bbacker Microsoft were sued in Manhattan\u200b federal court by a \u200bpair of nonfiction \u2063authors \u200dwho say the companies misused their work to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>SpaceX\u200b sued a U.S. labor \u200dboard\u200c to block its case \u200daccusing\u2064 the \u200bcompany of illegally firing\u2064 employees \u2062calling CEO Elon Musk \u201ca distraction and embarrassment.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>ChatGPT was well on\u200d its \u2062way to becoming a household name even before 2023 kicked \u2062off.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways can the \u2064outcome\u200c of the Iowa Caucus \u200dimpact the overall political\u2062 landscape and set \u200bthe\u2063 tone for the\u200b rest of the election cycle<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bThe Importance\u2063 of the Iowa Caucus in the 2024 Presidential Election<\/p>\n<p>The first \u200dvotes for the 2024 presidential election cycle\u2062 are set to take\u2063 place in Iowa.\u2064 Iowans\u2062 will brave record-cold temperatures to \u2063participate in the \u200ccaucus, making\u2063 it a significant event in the \u2063election process.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday \u2064morning, Iowa residents woke up\u2062 to temperatures in the\u200c minus 10s.\u2064 With cold \u2062winds factored in, temperatures can drop as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. These extreme temperatures pose a challenge for Iowans who are determined to exercise their democratic right \u200band have their voices heard.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this caucus day\u2062 has been declared the coldest \u200cin Iowa&#8217;s history, dating back to 1972.\u200d Temperatures\u200b in Des Moines and Waterloo have been 15 to 16 degrees colder than the previous coldest caucus day on record. The coldest caucus day in Des Moines prior to 2024 was on January 19th, 2004, with a high of\u2062 16 degrees Fahrenheit and a low of \u200d2 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2063Fast forward twenty \u200dyears, and the\u200d low is now negative 13 \u2064degrees Fahrenheit, while the high is -3 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p>The cold weather\u2063 not only presents \u200dinconveniences for the voters,\u200d but it also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohios-chemical-disaster-rages-on\/\" title=\"Ohio's Chemical Disaster Rages On\">poses health risks<\/a>. Exposure to\u2063 freezing \u2064temperatures can result \u2063in frostbite within just 10 minutes\u200d of skin exposure, making it crucial for Iowans to take necessary precautions to protect themselves during prolonged periods outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2062 the weather challenges, the Iowa Caucus\u200c remains a pivotal event in the presidential election cycle. It serves as the first opportunity for\u200d candidates to gauge their \u2063popularity and gain momentum. The outcome\u200b of the Iowa Caucus can significantly influence the\u200d trajectory of the campaign, shaping the political\u2062 landscape and setting the tone for the rest of the election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, \u200dthe leading favorite to win the \u200cMonday evening vote is the 45th President, Donald Trump. As with previous caucuses,\u2062 the results in Iowa can have a cascading effect on the rest\u2062 of the primary season, impacting candidates&#8217; fundraising abilities, media coverage, and overall chances\u200d of securing their party&#8217;s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Iowans will begin the caucus at\u200c 7 pm CST, marking\u200d the official start of the\u200c election season. The world will be watching\u2064 as this\u200c important political event unfolds, setting the stage for what promises to be a highly contested and closely \u2064followed election.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Iowa Caucus holds immense significance as the\u2062 first round\u200d of voting in the 2024 \u2064presidential election cycle. Despite\u200b facing unprecedented cold temperatures, Iowans are determined to participate and make their voices heard. The results of the caucus will have far-reaching implications, shaping the \u2063course of the election and \u200dinfluencing the trajectory of\u2063 the candidates&#8217; campaigns. It is a true testament to\u2063 the dedication and commitment\u2064 of American citizens to the democratic process, even \u200bin the face \u2063of adverse conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy snow falls as a man walks on the Skywalk system connecting downtown buildings in Des Moines, Iowa. OAN&#8217;s Sophia Flores reports that the first votes for the 2024 presidential election will be cast in Iowa. 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