Iowa Republicans set to vote in first-in-the-nation caucuses

  • Trump has big leads in most polls over rivals such as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis
  • Trump’s 2024 campaign wants to see support above the 50% barrier among Iowa GOP voters
  • Haley becoming the nominee looks possible but not probable
  • Betting markets give Trump a 73% chance of winning the 2024 GOP presidential nomination
  • Trump could clinch the nomination by early April
  • Non-Trump Republican hopefuls may stay in the race due to the possibility of Trump being convicted of a criminal offense
  • The latest debate for the 2024 GOP presidential primary will feature DeSantis, Haley, and Trump
  • DeSantis and Haley are battling for a distant second place behind Trump
  • DeSantis focuses on energy policy, Haley proposes raising Social Security retirement age, and Trump has plans for tariffs and addressing student debt

Republican voters in Iowa are preparing to hold their first-in-the-nation caucuses, but former President Donald Trump is leading in most polls over rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. Trump’s campaign wants to see support above the 50% barrier among Iowa GOP voters. While Haley becoming the nominee is possible, it is not probable. Betting markets give Trump a 73% chance of winning the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Trump could clinch the nomination by early April. Non-Trump Republican hopefuls may stay in the race due to the possibility of Trump being convicted of a criminal offense. The latest debate for the 2024 GOP presidential primary will feature DeSantis, Haley, and Trump, with DeSantis and Haley battling for a distant second place. DeSantis focuses on energy policy, Haley proposes raising the Social Security retirement age, and Trump has plans for tariffs and addressing student debt.

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Key People: Donald Trump (former President), Nikki Haley (former ambassador to the United Nations), Ron DeSantis (Florida Gov.), Jim Ellis (president of election analysis firm Ellis Insight and a former GOP congressional aide), Chris Krueger (analyst at TD Cowen Washington Research Group), Chris Sununu (popular GOP Gov.), Joe Biden (President), Tobin Marcus (head of policy and politics at Wolfe Research), Stephen Farnsworth (professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia), Vivek Ramaswamy (entrepreneur), Asa Hutchinson (former Arkansas Gov.)

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