The Republican debates have been anticlimactic since they started late last summer, with the broad pool of candidates winnowing over time and frontrunner Donald Trump refusing to attend.
Wednesday night’s event saw Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor, and Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, vying for second place in a head-to-head debate just days before the Iowa caucus, the first official election year contest. Here’s what you need to know about the two-hour broadcast in Des Moines.
