Iowa Voter Says Trump Was Right
CNN ran a piece that will make some heads turn. They profiled a suburban Iowa voter who moved from skepticism to full support. She says she’s happy with the job Trump is doing.
It’s the kind of scene Republicans have been talking about. A voter watched policy, then changed her mind. Practical politics, not sound bites.
From CNN:
Betsy Sarcone lives 70 miles north of the Ebersole farm, in the fast-growing Des Moines suburbs. This is our sixth visit, dating to August 2023 when we began our “All Over the Map” project to track campaigns and big policy debates through the eyes and experiences of everyday voters.
“I’m happy” is Sarcone’s take on Trump’s first year back in power. “I got what I voted for. And I think Trump has proved himself. There’s that saying, ‘Trump is always right. Trump was right about everything.’ That’s kind of how I am feeling right now.”
That is a dramatic change.
Sarcone was an early Ron DeSantis supporter in 2024, then switched to Haley. Back then, she said she would vote for Joe Biden if Trump won the GOP nomination.
“I just can’t put my rubber stamp on Trump having more influence over this country,” Sarcone told us in August 2023. “I view Trump as not having any personal responsibility.”
“I think Biden probably changed me more than Trump,” Sarcone said. “Watching nothing be done, for four years, about an open border.”
Now, she gives Trump an A-minus for his first year. She says the economy is beginning to pick up, and she can look past some of the tone and character issues she raised about Trump when we first met.
It’s simple. She watched results. She weighed them. And she decided the direction matters more than the chatter. That’s a classic voter switch. It’s also the kind of movement that can shift local battlegrounds.
Reaction on social media lit up. One tweet captured the flourish and surprise many felt:
HOLY SMOKES. Democrats are terrified for the midterms after CNN was just forced to air this suburban mother FLIPPING from Biden to Trump and now saying he was right about everything
“Trump was right about everything, that’s how I’m feeling!”
CNN: “She gives Trump an A-,… pic.twitter.com/JP1eDrDVqm
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 20, 2026
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Democrats are terrified for the midterms after CNN was just forced to air this suburban mother FLIPPING from Biden to Trump and now saying he was right about everything
"Trump was right about everything, that's how I'm feeling!" 🔥
CNN: "She gives Trump an A-,… pic.twitter.com/JP1eDrDVqm
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 20, 2026
People change their votes for reasons that matter. Policy. Safety. Economics. If you follow the CNN piece, you can see why a voter like Betsy Sarcone flipped. She says Trump delivered on things she cared about. And for a lot of voters, that’s enough.