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What's next for DeSantis, Haley after losing big to Trump in Iowa?

What's next for DeSantis, Haley after losing big to Trump in Iowa?
RIGHT NOW. THE IOWA CAUCUSES LIVED UP TO THEIR REPUTATION. THE FIRST IN THE NATION CONTEST SIGNIFICANT NARROWED THE PRESIDENTIAL FIELD. FOUR CANDIDATES REMAIN IN THE RACE FOR THE NOMINATION DONALD TRUMP, RON DESANTIS, NIKKI HALEY AND RYAN BINKLEY. A COUPLE OF WHITE HOUSE HOPEFULS ENDED THEIR RUN THIS MORNING. ASA HUTCHINSON DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE. THE FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR FINISHED LAST IN THE CAUCUSES. VIVECA RAMASWAMY SUSPENDED HIS CAMPAIGN LAST NIGHT AFTER FINISHING FOURTH. HE IS ENDORSING DONALD TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT NOW. THEY’RE OFF TO NEW HAMPSHIRE IN THE RACE. LOOKS FAR DIFFERENT FROM JUST 24 HOURS AGO. CHIEF POLITICAL REPORTER AMANDA ROOKER HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THESE CANDIDATES FOR MONTHS. SHE HAS A LOOK AT WHAT COMES NEXT FOR THEM. WITH A WEEK UNTIL THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY. AMANDA. WELL, STACY. BEN. THE RESULTS OF LAST NIGHT’S CAUCUS SHOW THATRILLIONEPUBLICANS, WHO DID NOT WANT TRUMP, REALLY FAILED TO COALESCE AROUND A CLEAR ALTERNATIVE TO HIM IN IOWA. DESANTIS DID EARN MORE OF THEIR VOTE. HE FINISHED SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF NIKKI HALEY, BUT NEITHER CAME CLOSE TO DONALD TRUMP, WHO SECURED A RESOUNDING WIN FROM ATTACK AD TO ATTACK AD. DESANTIS CAN’T STOP LYING TO MUDSLINGING ON THE DEBATE STAGE. RON DESANTIS AND NIKKI HALEY SPENT MOST OF THEIR TIME ATTACKING EACH OTHER IN IOWA INSTEAD OF FRONTRUNNER DONALD TRUMP, BUT BOTH FINISHED FAR BEHIND THE FORMER PRESIDENT, WHO LEFT IOWA WITH MOMENTUM AND A RECORD SETTING WIN. WHEN IOWA REPUBLICAN SPOKE, HE WON NOT BY 20 PERCENTAGE POINTS, BUT BY 30 PERCENTAGE POINTS. I THINK LAST NIGHT CONFIRMED THAT DONALD TRUMP IS FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF THIS RACE, DESPITE FINISHING 30 POINTS BEHIND THE FORMER PRESIDENT. DESANTIS CELEBRATED HIS SECOND PLACE FINISH, TELLING SUPPORTERS IT KEEPS HIM IN THE RACE. IT’S BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT IN SPITE OF ALL OF THAT, THAT THEY THREW AT US, EVERYONE AGAINST US. WE’VE GOT OUR TICKET PUNCHED OUT OF IOWA. BUT HALEY CLAIMED HER CLOSE THIRD PLACE FINISH CEMENTS HER AS TRUMP’S CHIEF REPUBLICAN RIVAL. I CAN SAFELY SAY TONIGHT IOWA MADE THIS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY A TWO PERSON RACE, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST ERIC WOLFSON SAYS HALEY MAY BE RIGHT. WELL, IT’S UNUSUAL FOR FOR A CANDIDATE TO FINISH THIRD AND THEN SAY IT’S A TWO PERSON RACE, BUT IT REALLY DOES COME DOWN TO THAT, WILSON SAYS. THAT’S BECAUSE HALEY HAS MORE RESOURCES. AND COMPARED TO DESANTIS, A MORE REALISTIC PATH TO THE PRESIDENCY. GOVERNOR DESANTIS DOESN’T HAVE THE ORGANIZATION IN PLACE THAT, UH, AMBASSADOR HALEY DOES IN NOT ONLY NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHERE SHE’S VERY STRONG, BUT ALSO SOUTH CAROLINA AND ON. WHILE IOWA’S FIRST IN THE NATION CAUCUS PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE, SENDING A SIGNAL TO THE WORLD ABOUT WHO REPUBLICANS WANT IN THE WHITE HOUSE, POLITICAL ANALYST MARK SANTILLO CAUTIONS THAT THEY’RE STILL A LONG ROAD AHEAD. 40 DELEGATES OUT OF 2500 IS WHAT IOWA CONTRIBUTED LAST NIGHT. THAT’S 1.5% OF ALL THE DELEGATES. IF THIS WERE A FOOTBALL GAME, WE’D STILL BE IN THE FIRST MINUTE OF PLAY. IT’S A LONG ROAD AHEAD, FOR SURE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S UNCLEAR WHO THE SUPPORTERS OF A VAGUE RAMASWAMI WILL NOW GRAVITATE TOWARD. NOW THAT HE’S OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE RUNNING, HE EARNED JUST UNDER 8% IN IOWA AS OF YESTERDAY, HE WAS AVERAGING 5% IN THE POLLS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THAT’S ACCORDING TO FIVETHIRTYEIGHT. WE’LL FIN
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What's next for DeSantis, Haley after losing big to Trump in Iowa?
Iowa's caucus results show that Republicans who didn't want Trump failed to coalesce around a clear alternative to the former president. Ron DeSantis edged out Nikki Haley and finished in second with 21% of the vote. However, Haley finished close behind with 19% of the vote. Throughout their Iowa campaigns, DeSantis and Haley spent most of their time and money attacking each other instead of frontrunner Donald Trump.An outside group supporting Haley flooded Iowa airwaves with ads attacking DeSantis. Supporters of DeSantis spent millions attacking Haley in Iowa. In the final stretch of their campaign, both Haley and DeSantis frequently criticized the other during town halls and campaign events.However, as the results poured in on caucus night, neither Haley or DeSantis came close to Donald Trump's lead. The former president sailed to a historic victory as he secured 51% of the vote."When Iowa Republicans spoke, he won not by 20 percentage points, but by 30 percentage points," political analyst Marc Sandalow said. "I think last night confirmed that Donald Trump is firmly in control of this race."Despite finishing 30 percentage points behind the former president, DeSantis celebrated his second-place finish. As he addressed supporters at the end of caucus night, he told them that his performance in Iowa keeps him in the race."Because of your support, despite all of that they threw at us, everyone against us, we got our ticket punched out of Iowa," DeSantis said on stage.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in Des Moines after finishing second in Iowa caucusesBut as Haley addressed her supporters on caucus night, she claimed her close third-place finish in Iowa cements her as Trump's chief Republican rival."I can safely say, tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race," Haley said on stage. Republican strategist Eric Woolson said Haley has more resources and, compared to DeSantis, a more realistic path forward to the presidency."It's unusual for a candidate to finish third and then say it's a two-person race, but it really does come down to that," Woolson said. "Gov. DeSantis doesn't have the organization in place that Ambassador Haley does in not only New Hampshire, where she's very strong, but also South Carolina and on."Nikki Haley speaks in Des Moines after third-place finish in Iowa caucusesWhile Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus plays a significant role, sending a signal to the world about who Republicans want in the White House, Sandalow cautions there's still a long road ahead."Here's one way to look at it, 40 delegates out of 2500 is what Iowa contributed," Sandalow said. "That's 1.5% of all the delegates. If this were a football game, we would still be in the first minute of play."

Iowa's caucus results show that Republicans who didn't want Trump failed to coalesce around a clear alternative to the former president.

Ron DeSantis edged out Nikki Haley and finished in second with 21% of the vote. However, Haley finished close behind with 19% of the vote.

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Throughout their Iowa campaigns, DeSantis and Haley spent most of their time and money attacking each other instead of frontrunner Donald Trump.

An outside group supporting Haley flooded Iowa airwaves with ads attacking DeSantis. Supporters of DeSantis spent millions attacking Haley in Iowa.

In the final stretch of their campaign, both Haley and DeSantis frequently criticized the other during town halls and campaign events.

However, as the results poured in on caucus night, neither Haley or DeSantis came close to Donald Trump's lead. The former president sailed to a historic victory as he secured 51% of the vote.

"When Iowa Republicans spoke, he [Trump] won not by 20 percentage points, but by 30 percentage points," political analyst Marc Sandalow said. "I think last night confirmed that Donald Trump is firmly in control of this race."

Despite finishing 30 percentage points behind the former president, DeSantis celebrated his second-place finish. As he addressed supporters at the end of caucus night, he told them that his performance in Iowa keeps him in the race.

"Because of your support, despite all of that they threw at us, everyone against us, we got our ticket punched out of Iowa," DeSantis said on stage.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in Des Moines after finishing second in Iowa caucuses

But as Haley addressed her supporters on caucus night, she claimed her close third-place finish in Iowa cements her as Trump's chief Republican rival.

"I can safely say, tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race," Haley said on stage.

Republican strategist Eric Woolson said Haley has more resources and, compared to DeSantis, a more realistic path forward to the presidency.

"It's unusual for a candidate to finish third and then say it's a two-person race, but it really does come down to that," Woolson said. "Gov. DeSantis doesn't have the organization in place that Ambassador Haley does in not only New Hampshire, where she's very strong, but also South Carolina and on."

Nikki Haley speaks in Des Moines after third-place finish in Iowa caucuses

While Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus plays a significant role, sending a signal to the world about who Republicans want in the White House, Sandalow cautions there's still a long road ahead.

"Here's one way to look at it, 40 delegates out of 2500 is what Iowa contributed," Sandalow said. "That's 1.5% of all the delegates. If this were a football game, we would still be in the first minute of play."