Yahoo News reports:
Former President Donald Trump easily won the Iowa caucuses Monday night in his first test at securing his party’s presidential nomination in 2024. Less than an hour after the caucuses began, the Associated Press called the race for Trump, who had a commanding lead in Iowa polls for months, so the result did not come as a surprise.
Ron DeSantis finished in second place, edging out Nikki Haley, and providing him with the rationale to remain in the race at least through next week’s primary in New Hampshire. While Trump is the clear favorite to win the Republican nomination, a Haley or DeSantis victory in the Granite State still has the chance to upend the contest.
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“This is the earliest I can remember ever calling such a thing” –@JakeTapper, moments after reporting CNN’s projection that Trump will win the Iowa caucuses pic.twitter.com/7dmT55B7Iw
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TRUMP AFTER WIN IN IOWA: “I really think this is time now for everybody, our country, to come together.”
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