In the fight for the candidacy, the governor of Florida, DeSantiscame second with 21.2%, which guarantees him eight delegates, while haleyformer ambassador to United Nationswas left with seven other delegates, after obtaining 19.1%, according to the CNN television network.
“The big night will be in November, when we recover our country”the former president told his followers last night, who will seek to return to power. White House after the defeat against Biden in 2020, in elections in which he assures that there were fraud.
Primary elections in Iowa: everything you need to know about it
Despite heavy snowfall, voters gathered Monday at schools, libraries and fire stations in Iowa for the “caucuses” either electoral assemblieswhere party-affiliated voters wrote their choice on a piece of paper after listening to the candidates’ representatives.
Iowa has barely 3.2 million inhabitantsless than 1% of the population of USAbut it has been for 50 years the scene of the first round of the primarieswhich gives it a very special political weight.
Winning in the state does not guarantee anything: four of the last nine Republican candidates who won there were ultimately the ones who won internally and only one, George W. Bushalso triumphed in the presidential elections in 2000.
However, this first test is usually crucial to reduce the number of contenders and give those who remain a springboard or a kiss of death for the rest of the race, which in the case of the republicans will follow January 23 in New Hampshire.
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Donald Trump wins in Iowa: what the former president said after the victory
trumpFor his part, he assured that he feels “reinforced” and “hugely honored” for the results, and once again pointed out that his objective is “Make America Great Again” (Make America Great Again -MAGA-, his campaign slogan in English).
“I feel great. I feel very honored (…). We have to take back our country(…) went through a lot of bad things in the last three years and continues to go through bad things,” he declared. trump in an exclusive interview with Fox News.
Before his supporters in Des Moinescapital of Iowalocated in the center-west of the country, launched a message of national unity.
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“I think the time has come for everyone, for our country unites (…). Whether they are Republicans, Democrats, liberals or conservatives,” he stated, and briefly listed some points of his electoral platform, such as promising that will drill more oil wells and will close “the border with Mexico”reproduced the AFP news agency.
The immigration It is one of the issues that most concerns Republicans and one of the favorites of trumpwho claims that Migrants “poison the blood” of the country and threatens to carry out “the largest internal expulsion operation” if you return to the White House.
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US primary elections 2024: statements from the other candidates
Ron DeSantis
For its part, DeSantisa conservative with tough positions on immigration or the abortionwas satisfied with his electoral performance and his second place, although he bet everything on Iowavisiting in recent months each of the 99 counties.
The governor of Florida he savored his good result with his supporters, whom he thanked for their support when “everyone was against”. The media “they wrote our obituary a few months ago”Shooting.
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Nikki Haley
haleythe only woman in the race and very appreciated by business circlesdid not consider herself defeated for third place and predicted that she would do better in other primaries.
Vivek Ramaswamy
In fourth place was Ramaswamy with approximately 7%, but announced his retirement from career and called to vote for Trump.
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Joe Biden said that Donald Trump “He is the clear favorite” of the opposition
Once the results are known, Biden This Monday he called on his supporters to donate to his campaignin the certainty that this victory in the first Republican electoral event made trump in “the clear favorite” of the opposition.
“It looks like Donald Trump just won Iowa. He is the clear favorite on the other side right now. But here’s the thing: these elections have always been about you and me against the extremist MAGA Republicans. It was true yesterday and it will be true tomorrow,” he emphasized. Biden on their social networks, reported the Europa Press news agency.
Biden took advantage of his first 2024 campaign speeches to warn that trump represents a serious threat to American democracyciting his refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election and to condemn the political violence.
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Primaries in the US 2024: how the electoral calendar will continue
Starting next week, the primary calendar will lead Republican candidates to New Hampshire and will continue in the other states until June.
In that context, the March 5th will be the “super tuesday”when they are celebrated simultaneous primaries in fifteen states, including the two most populated in the country, California and Texaswhere the allocation of one third of the delegates will be decided.
In July, during the national conventionwill be officially nominated republican presidential candidate.
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In turn, the February 8ththe Supreme Court will hear the allegations of an appeal filed by the former president against a judicial ruling of Colorado that prevents him from participating in the Republican primaries in this state due to his role in the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021when his followers attacked the headquarters of the Congress in Washington to prevent the certification of the victory of Biden.
In any case, your name will appear on the electoral ballots in Colorado and in other places until the Supreme Court be pronounced.
The democrats They also celebrate primaries, but without much mystery. Except last minute surprise, Bidenwho already has strong support from his party, will be appointed in August as the democratic candidate despite criticism of his advanced age: 81 years.
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