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Heather Digby Parton

Why Trump's Iowa win was underwhelming

The Trump juggernaut rolled into Iowa on Monday and won what the media is calling a "historic" victory. He garnered 51% of the vote while his closest rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis only won 21% and Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, 19%.  It was a tremendous victory for the former president, demonstrating his massive strength going into the 2024 election. Or was it?

First of all, this was no surprise. Donald Trump has been destined to win this caucus and frankly, every nominating contest from the moment he announced he was running. Unlike in 2016, he reportedly had a very professional campaign in the state and was polling over 50% throughout the race. It is very probable that he will be the de facto nominee within the next month and will have it all wrapped up by Super Tuesday.

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