It didn’t take long for various news outlets to crown former President Donald Trump the outright winner of the 2024 Iowa Republican caucus. The result seemed like a foregone conclusion given his continued polling strength and the inability of his opponents to make a dent in his support.
For continued updates, see live results from the New York Times.
As reported by Reuters, Trump’s victory looks to be a massive double-digit win as Haley and DeSantis fight for second:
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.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley were in a battle for second place, Edison projected.
With Trump’s victory all but a foregone conclusion given his lead in public polls, the runner-up competition was expected to produce most of the evening’s intrigue, as DeSantis and Haley seek to emerge as the chief alternative to the former president.
Iowans braved life-threatening temperatures to gather at more than 1,600 schools, community centers and other sites for the state’s first-in-the-nation caucus, as the 2024 presidential campaign officially got under way after months of debates, rallies and advertisements.
A commanding victory for Trump in Iowa would bolster his argument that he is the only Republican candidate capable of taking on Democratic President Joe Biden, despite the four criminal cases Trump faces that could potentially turn him into a convicted felon before the Nov. 5 general election.
This story is still developing as we watch the results roll in and wait to see the final margins.
This is a developing story and may be updated throughout the night.
