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Iowa caucuses takeaways: Trump’s easy win and the distant fight for second
Donald Trump cemented his status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination with an easy win in yesterday’s Iowa caucuses. The former president received more than 50% of votes. It’s the strongest sign yet that there is no decisive GOP alternative as the focus shifts to next week’s New Hampshire primary.
Perhaps more suspenseful was the closely-watched battle for second place. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prevailed over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. DeSantis earned 21.2% of votes versus Haley’s 19.1%, as of late last night.
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Despite this success, DeSantis still faces uncertainty in the race for the presidential nomination. There is no obvious place on the map for him to follow up Iowa as he looks at a brutal stretch that includes races in New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, where he trails both Trump and Haley, between now and the end of February.
For Haley, a third place finish in Iowa could weaken her argument that she is the best hope for Republicans who don’t want Trump to win the nomination. One other thing hurting her chances: Many of the voters who favor Haley aren’t members of the GOP, so she won’t be able to rely on that coalition to carry her to a nomination.
Coming in fourth place was businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who announced late last night that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump.
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More Iowa caucuses coverage
- Our Iowa caucuses results page breaks down the votes for each candidate, county by county. See it here.
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