There is no story. No matches. At least in Iowa. Donald Trump won the caucuses by a large margin in the state, which traditionally started the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race in second place. Ron DeSantis and then Nikky Haley. Starting today, the return to the stage of one of the most divisive, perhaps most divisive, US presidents ever will no longer be a suggestion, but a very concrete scenario. According to the results reported by leading US newspapers and networks, Trump received 50-51 percent of the votes, while DeSantis ranked second with 21 percent and Haley ranked third with 19 percent.
Iowa will send 40 delegates to the Republican National Convention, scheduled for July 15-18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A total of 2,500 people will vote at the congress. To win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, a candidate must receive the votes of 1,215 delegates.
Trump’s words: “Let’s unite and fix the world”
In his speech after winning the Iowa caucuses, the former president said it was time for Americans to unite and “fix the world.” “I really think it’s time for everyone in our country to come together. Whether you’re a Republican, a Democrat, a liberal, a conservative, we want to come together. It would be great if we could come together and fix the world, solve the problems and find solutions to all the death and destruction that we’re witnessing.” said Trump.
The Republican businessman also congratulated other candidates vying for the Republican nomination, Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to come in second, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. The situation is different for DeSantis and Haley, although the latter has never had a double-digit weight in any national polls.
The focus here was on who would come in second place. Florida Governor DeSantis, who has been falling sharply in the polls for months, avoided withdrawing from the race by taking second place today. It was important that he did not come third and fall slightly behind Haley, the former governor of South Carolina of Indian origin, who was on the rise. Haley will focus everything on the next appointments: She’s even close to Trump in New Hampshire, according to polls, then heads to vote in her home state of South Carolina.
Things look bad for DeSantis
DeSantis isn’t in a good place anyway. Today Ramaswamy’s withdrawal as race official will further pave the way for Donald Trump. Opinion polls overwhelmingly show his supporters choosing the former president as their second choice. And on Tuesday, Ramaswamy will publicly support Trump in New Hampshire. Even though he only garnered around 8% of the vote in Iowa, it was an extra boost for Trump that he didn’t even need.
The “doubt” that Donald Trump has already won the primaries is in any case extremely unfounded, and the events of the next election may confirm everything even before the beginning of spring. There is no one today who would bet a dime that there would be no Trump-Biden fight in November. In the meantime, we’ll learn more when New Hampshire voters go to the polls on Tuesday, January 23.
Source: Today IT
Karen Clayton is a seasoned journalist and author at The Nation Update, with a focus on world news and current events. She has a background in international relations, which gives her a deep understanding of the political, economic and social factors that shape the global landscape. She writes about a wide range of topics, including conflicts, political upheavals, and economic trends, as well as humanitarian crisis and human rights issues.
