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110k GoP showed up to vote out of around 680K GoP in Iowa. Trump got 51% of that 16% that showed up... or around 9%.

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Also missing is the interesting fact that most winners in Iowa in recent years disappear. https://www.axios.com/2024/01/13/iowa-caucus-winner-history-presidential-nominee

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However, incumbents who have won Iowa (eg, DJT in 2020 - not much of a contest, but Bill Weld was running) have be re-nominated.

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According to dictionaries, "holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently". The Orange Snake isn't the incumbent - he is a former, an ex, a loser. :-) Joe Biden is the only incumbent running.

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