Both Trump and Cruz, of course, are playing identity politics. At the same time, there is the larger fight within the Republican Party over Trump himself. An unscheduled speaker at Cruz's rally was Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., who is not even a Cruz supporter. Sasse is calling on Iowa Republicans to vote for anyone except Trump, and he spoke Wednesday at an event for Sen. Marco Rubio. Iowa has thus come down to this: Who do the state's swing voters fear and loathe more, Trump or Cruz?

Source: Washington Post February 15, 2024 01:54 UTC