Republican presidential hopefuls are still more than four months away from their first official contest — the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, 2024 — but, in many ways, the first phase of the race is already over.
With the first primary debate done and months of campaigning and fundraising in the books, it is now clear who the major candidates are and how they are each positioning themselves in the race — there's Trump himself, two anti-Trump former governors and everyone else.
