Laura Washington: If Donald Trump wins Iowa, it will be hard to ignore what that foretells

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The nation would once again get to appreciate Trump unshackled.
54% : The FiveThirtyEight average of recent polls for Republican candidates has Trump at 51.3%; former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, 17.3%; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 16.1%; entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, 6.6%; and Asa Hutchinson, the former governor of Arkansas, at 0.4%.
44% : Chicago Bears fans, think back to football star Devin Hester. Is Trump the Hester of American politics?
39% : If Trump receives more than half the caucus votes, his win will be hard to ignore.
29% : Trump has refused to debate his primary opponents.
26% : Imagine Trump debating a woman who is a lot smarter and better looking than him.
25% : Criticizing Trump obviously didn't get the man anywhere.
23% : Would DeSantis' supporters skitter to Trump or slide to Haley? Will DeSantis get the message of Iowa?
18% : Some people can get away with belligerence, i.e., Trump, but not DeSantis.
15% : 'Fraidy cat, Donald? For Trump, there could be nothing worse.
10% : If he doesn't debate Haley, Trump will be accused of being afraid of a woman.
4% : Remember the infamous 2020 presidential debate between then-candidates Biden and Trump, when Trump went off the rails?

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