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    Big win in Iowa: Has Trump campaign gotten better at ground game?

    by Story Hinckley Jan 16, 2024 5 minutes

    In the end, the Iowa caucuses were basically over before they began.

    Not only did the results play out according to script, based on lead-up polling, but it was also true in a more literal sense.

    Iowa, which held the first contest for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, was called for Donald Trump by the Associated Press less than an hour after the caucusing had started, and before some voters had even cast their ballots. The speed of the call, which drew complaints from other campaigns, reflected the sheer dominance of former President Trump’s performance here – and underscored the challenge his rivals face, with a narrowing window to try to shake up the race.  

    It wasn’t just Monday night’s temperatures, which fell to negative double digits, taking all 99 counties save one (Johnson County, which went to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley by one vote). The former president smashed the late Sen. Bob Dole’s record-winning Iowa margin of 12.8%, beating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by 30 points. 

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