What to watch out for in Iowa, the first contest of the 2024 GOP primary
It’s finally here: the first test of the Republican primary field at the hands of voters.
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Watch as Ron DeSantis campaigns in Iowa ahead of caucuses
Watch as Ron DeSantis campaigns in Iowa on Friday 12 January.
Trump rivals hoping for a home stretch miracle in Iowa’s blizzard-bound caucus
A cold, windy morning broke across Iowa on Monday as the three Trump-alternatives running for the GOP nomination made their final cases to voters.
Trump turns on Vivek Ramaswamy: ‘Don’t get duped’
Donald Trump has warned voters not to be “duped” by Vivek Ramaswamy, accusing his Republican rival of “deceitful campaign tricks”.
Iowa caucus-goers go full MAGA as Trump projected to win in landslide
Iowa caucus-goers are going full MAGA, with many expressing beliefs in debunked conspiracy theories as former President Donald Trump isprojected to win the first-in-the-nation contest.
DeSantis reaps the rewards of his cowardice: Humiliation
The lopsided landslide blowout that resulted from the year-long primary race between former president Donald Trump and Florida governor Ron DeSantis unofficially began in November of 2022, when Mr Trump — then planning his next campaign but speaking in support of then-Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz — bestowed a pejorative moniker on the Sunshine State executive.
Trump’s Iowa win marks a comeback for him and a step backwards for the country
The Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, who was in Iowa on Monday night as a surrogate for the Biden-Harris campaign, may have summed up the night the best. “Tonight’s contest,” Pritzker said, “is simply a question of whether you like your Maga Trump agenda wrapped in the original packaging, or with high heels or lifts in their boots”.
Trump dominates with Republicans, and 5 other takeaways from Iowa caucuses
Donald Trump dominated the Iowa caucuses on Monday, taking his first important step to his third straight GOP presidential nomination and delivering a blow to his rivals, who had hoped to capitalize on his legal troubles and earlier signs the base might be ready to move on from him.