If there were any initial thoughts that the GOP was heading in a different direction from where it was back in 2020 you may as well forget it.
Without any sense of effort, Donald Trump was declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses tonight dominating his GOP competition as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis fight over the scraps.
Former President Donald Trump will win the Iowa caucuses, CNN projects, solidifying his place as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination as he attempts a historic political comeback nearly three years after leaving the White House in disgrace.
Trump’s victory in this, his first election since losing to Joe Biden in 2020, put to bed any lingering questions about his hold over the GOP and the potency of his right-wing message.
The result also puts added pressure on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley ahead of next week’s contest in New Hampshire, where Haley is hoping to impress among a more ideologically diverse primary electorate. The Iowa outcome is a deeper cut for DeSantis, who along with aligned outside groups spent heavily in the state hoping to overtake Trump and signal a changing of the guard in national Republican politics.
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40 delegates are currently up for grabs among four competitors in the state, including Vivek Ramsey and former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson. Candidates must secure at least 1,215 delegates amongst 2,429 to win the GOP nomination for President of the United States and face Joe Biden in the general election this coming November.
