Republican
former
President
Donald
Trump
has
won
the
Iowa
caucus,
NBC
News
projects.
The
projection
is
based
on
very
early
returns.
Former
President
Donald
Trump
is
projected
to
win
the
Iowa
caucus,
NBC
News
finds.
The
bigger
question
now
is
who
will
take
second
place,
and
by
how
much.
Former
South
Carolina
Gov.
Nikki
Haley
and
Florida
Gov.
Ron
DeSantis
both
poll
in
the
high
teens,
effectively
splitting
the
non-Trump
vote.
Tonight’s
caucus
also
serves
as
the
first
official
barometer
of
where
the
Republican
party
stands
in
2024.
For
example,
if
Trump
wins
support
from
more
than
50%
of
caucusgoers,
it
narrows
the
suggest
that
even
if
the
the
non-Trump
vote
coalesces
around
one
challenger,
that
candidate
still
faces
an
uphill
climb.
On
the
other
hand,
if
Trump
falls
short
of
50%,
it
raises
the
odds
that
a
challenger
who
can
unify
the
rest
of
the
party,
be
it
Haley
or
DeSantis,
might
actually
defeat
him
in
a
nomination
fight.
