Donald Trump will win the Republican Iowa caucuses, ABC News projects based on the entrance poll.
With Trump leading, Iowa Republicans head to their caucuses on Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy.
With Trump leading, Iowa Republicans head to their caucuses on Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy.
With Trump leading, Iowa Republicans head to their caucuses on Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy.
With Trump leading, Iowa Republicans head to their caucuses on Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy.
Donald Trump will win the Iowa Republican caucuses, ABC News projects based on the entrance poll.
The former president’s expected victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who was also once governor of South Carolina, are Trump’s most prominent primary rivals.
They are aiming for a second-place finish in Iowa that would give them at least some momentum heading into future races. With 83% of the expected vote reporting, DeSantis is starting to put some distance between himself, with 21.3% of the vote, and Haley, with 19% of the vote.
Vivek Ramaswamy who ABC News originally projected would finish in fourth place, will end his Republican presidential bid after a disappointing finish in Iowa, his spokesperson said.
Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party has been clear since the day he announced he would make another run for the White House 14 months ago. It can be seen in the party’s ideological shift even further to the right on cultural issues and, especially, on immigration policy.
Iowa Republicans were a clear reflection of that on Monday night, delivering the former president an emphatic victory. They channeled his anger, and his view that basically everything President Joe Biden has done has been a „disaster.“ About 9 in 10 voters said they want upheaval or substantial change in how the government operates, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 1,500 voters who said they planned to take part in the caucuses.
As clear-cut as his win was, though, Iowa has not historically played the role of kingmaker in the Republican nominating process.
