Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, a harbinger of what's to come in the nomination race that follows.
CNN and Associated Press called Trump's caucus was just 30 minutes into the nomination process and he received less than 1 percent of the vote. The 45th president is collected According to , 64.5 percent of votes were cast, with 1 percent reporting as of 8:42 p.m. New York Times' Election results. He beat his closest opponent, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), by about 40 percentage points.
Former President Donald Trump won the leadoff presidential caucuses in Iowa. His rivals are vying for second place and are hoping to make a jump heading into New Hampshire. https://t.co/GRMTqFBjfe pic.twitter.com/PlHaBpGPUL
— Associated Press (@AP) January 16, 2024
Questions remain about how big of a victory Trump will achieve with the race called so early, but if polling trends and current results are any indication, Trump will We are heading into historical territory.
If he surpasses his 12.8% margin of victory, it will reportedly be the largest margin of victory ever in a contested Republican primary in Iowa, Reuters reported. I got it.he said, citing the Trump campaign. The late Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kansas) defeated televangelist Pat Roberston in 1988 by a record margin of 12.8 percentage points.
The results so far show that Trump is ahead of the latest polling trends. The RealClearPolling average had Trump at 52.5% as of Monday, 33.7 percentage points ahead of former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-South Carolina) at 18.8%. . Mr. DeSantis had 15.7%, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy had 6.8%.
The trend poses a challenge for Haley and DeSantis, as months of polling have so far shown them trailing the 45th president by a wide margin.
Iowa has 40 delegates. Divided As NBC News pointed out, it depends on the candidate's statewide vote share.
Trump will win the 2024 Iowa caucuses, according to predictions. https://t.co/61fiFelwkt
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 16, 2024
