Donald Trump projected to WIN the 2024
Iowa Republican caucus: Ex-president,
77, storms to historic victory crushing
rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley
Daily Mail (UK), by Katelyn Caralle & Geoff Earle Original Article
Posted by Imright — 1/15/2024 8:58:30 PM Post Reply
Fox News and CNN both called the race just 33 minutes after polls opened, and after only 319 votes had been counted. It had been clear on the ground that Iowans were the most excited about voting for Trump. His supporters were willing to spend hours outside in below-zero temperatures to see him at a Sunday rally in Indianola after he had to cancel three other Iowa rallies over the weekend due to severe winter weather. Trump packed venues all over the state - often needing overflow space to fit his crowds.
Trump projected Iowa caucus winner, staking
early claim to Republican nomination
Reuters, by Gabriella Borter * Original Article
Posted by Dreadnought — 1/15/2024 8:47:20 PM Post Reply
DES MOINES, Iowa - Donald Trump muscled past his rivals to capture the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa on Monday, according to Edison Research projections, once more asserting his dominance over the party as he seeks a third consecutive nomination. With Trump's victory seemingly a foregone conclusion before Monday given his sizable lead in opinion polls, the intrigue centered on the race for second place between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. The two candidates have waged an increasingly bitter battle to emerge as the chief alternative to Trump.
Trump wins Iowa caucuses in crucial victory
at the outset of the Republican presidential campaign
Associated Press News, by Steve Peoples , Thomas Beaumont & Hannah Fingerhut Original Article
Posted by FlyRight — 1/15/2024 8:45:20 PM Post Reply
Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Monday, a crucial victory at the outset of the Republican primary that reinforces the former president’s bond with his party’s voters even as he faces extraordinary legal challenges that could complicate his bid to return to the White House. The magnitude of Trump’s success is still coming into focus, but the former president’s supporters endured a historic and life-threatening cold snap to participate in caucus meetings that unfolded in schools, churches and community centers across the state.