He wants an aroused base going into these caucuses, and he may believe that showing up at the courthouse today and emphasizing the things he's emphasized will help light that fire under that base to come out at the caucuses.
Axelrod explains Trump's motivation to rally his supporters ahead of the caucuses.
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