CHARLESTON, S.C. – CNN talked to Republican women in Iowa who are tired of the chaos and vendettas of the past. These women are flocking to Nikki Haley.
By: John King
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"I just want to be out here with my cows and live my life and feed people and know that everyone can get along," she said. "The division in our country now right now is what really concerns me."
CNN returned to Iowa to hear how voters are feeling with just about a month until the first votes are cast – part of a new project to track the 2024 election through voters' voices and experiences. Trump's support is deep here, especially in rural counties such as Ringgold where the Ebersoles own and rent land to graze their cows.
But if there is to be an Iowa surprise, the changes we saw over the past five months suggest it's Republican women who will power it.
"I think I would lean towards (Nikki) Haley," Ebersole said of the January 15 caucus vote. "I think that in the face of people calling names, in the face of people yelling and screaming in front of her, she held her composure. I think that she has the demeanor and the life experience that is more connected to actual Americans."
Nikki Haley, Haley Campaign Press Release - ICYMI: Iowa Republican Women Want Haley Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/370189