Up First briefing: Iowa caucuses; MLK Day
Iowa Republicans kick off the 2024 election season tonight with the first caucuses to choose a presidential candidate. NPR's reading and listening picks to honor Martin Luther King Jr's legacy.
by Suzanne Nuyen
Jan 15, 2024
3 minutes
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Iowa Republicans kick off the 2024 election season tonight as they hold the first caucuses to nominate a presidential candidate. Donald Trump is the clear favorite, but his rivals have been campaigning hard — even as temperatures plunge below zero. Here's how the first-in-the-nation caucuses work and why they're so significant.
- NPR's Don Gonyea reports for Up First from Iowa. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are in a close battle after Trump. Gonyea says DeSantis has "poured so much" into the race, and if he finishes third, there would be. Haley is looking forward to the New Hampshire primary later this month, where she's been polling well — but still behind Trump.
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