Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley fail to gain traction as Donald Trump wins US’s first election contest of 2024
Iowa caucus takeaways: Trump’s hold on Republicans is clearIowa caucuses 2024: Republican results in full
Good morning, US politics blog readers. Donald Trump has won a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, prompting the current president, Joe Biden, to acknowledge his status as the clear Republican frontrunner in the race to face the Democratic nominee (likely Biden) in the November presidential election.
With an estimated 99% of the vote counted, Trump was at 51%, the two-term Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, at 21.2% and the former South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley, at 19.1%, according to Edison Research.
Continue reading…Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley fail to gain traction as Donald Trump wins US’s first election contest of 2024Iowa caucus takeaways: Trump’s hold on Republicans is clearIowa caucuses 2024: Republican results in fullGood morning, US politics blog readers. Donald Trump has won a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, prompting the current president, Joe Biden, to acknowledge his status as the clear Republican frontrunner in the race to face the Democratic nominee (likely Biden) in the November presidential election.With an estimated 99% of the vote counted, Trump was at 51%, the two-term Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, at 21.2% and the former South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley, at 19.1%, according to Edison Research. Continue reading…