Former President Donald Trump sailed to victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, but a surrogate for President Joe Biden‘s campaign was also celebrating the result.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) claimed on MSNBC on Monday that Trump winning 51% but also losing nearly half of the Republican base shows his weakness and argued that it shows an opportunity for Democrats because of the fractured nature of the result.
“Think about that. I mean, this is the most famous Republican. He’s the guy who, you know, basically built the modern Republican Party, the MAGA Republican Party that the Democrats are running against, and half the people in that party didn’t vote for Donald Trump. So, I think that is telling,” Pritzker said.
He also added that with that result, Democrats can capitalize on turning out their base if the full Republican base is not behind Trump, and predicted independent voters will go to Biden because they “don’t like Donald Trump.”
“It tells you the weakness of Donald Trump and also the opportunity for Democrats, because in the end, look, if the base doesn’t turn out for Donald Trump in the general election enthusiastically, and Democrats turn out its base, this is all about, you know, independents, and independents don’t like Donald Trump,” Pritzker said.
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Trump’s victory on Monday puts him in the lead for the race to garner enough delegates to win the GOP nomination at the Republican National Convention in July. Despite losing by 30%, both Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are vowing to continue their campaigns and celebrated their performances in the Hawkeye State.
The next primary contest for Trump and his GOP rivals is the New Hampshire primary next Tuesday.
