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☆ Top pollster Ann Selzer to retire after bombshell Iowa poll ended in historic miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Top pollster J. Ann Selzer will retire from the Des Moines Register’s famed Iowa Poll and the survey will “evolve” after it failed to accurately capture former President Donald Trump’s strong support in the 2024 election, resulting in a 16-point miss. Trump ultimately swept to victory over Harris in the state by a 13-point margin, winning the actual vote 56-43%. Prior to the 2024 survey, the Iowa Poll under her stewardship had been considered by many to be the methodological gold standard. As of June 2024, election forecaster Nate Silver gave Selzer an A+ rating. In an op-ed for the Register, Selzer said that her decision to part ways with the poll predated the erroneous results.

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☆ How to keep your portfolio steady in volatile times as the election approaches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The S & P 500 is toting a 1.3% gain in October, but it's up more than 22% in 2024. He said his team expects the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) , a measure of expected volatility, to remain elevated around 20 until after Election Day. Individual investors are already expressing some worries about how the markets might behave in the run-up to Nov. 5 – and the days that follow. Cash-secured puts can offer investors an opportunity to put cash to work and generate some income, he said. Covered call strategies have also come into play as a potential way for investors to contend with concentrated positions, he added.

Persons: Craig Johnson, Piper Sandler, Logan Queck, I'm, Malcolm Ethridge, Ethridge, they've, Ashton Lawrence, Cash, Lawrence Organizations: Wealth, CFP, Capital, IRS, Investment Company Institute, Mariner Wealth Advisors Locations: West Des Moines , Iowa, Washington ,, Greenville , South Carolina

☆ 4 Gen Zers on track for financial independence explain the mix of passive income, businesses, and sacrifices it took to get there
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Four Gen Z Americans told Business Insider they've followed the principles of the FIRE — financial independence, retire early — movement to achieve a high net worth before their 30th birthdays. But all four emphasized that their sacrifices and risks earlier in life may be the key to their financial stability down the road. Cody Berman, entrepreneur and "passive income expert"Cody Berman hit financial independence at 25 but continues to help others achieve their financial goals. Courtesy of Cody BermanCody Berman, 28, hit financial freedom at 25 but has no plans to retire early. His net worth is about $2.8 million, but he drives a 2015 Nissan truck approaching 100,000 miles.

Persons: —, Gen Z, they've, Cody Berman, Cody Berman Cody Berman, Berman, I'm, " Berman, Bosch, Louis, Roth, Amber Smith, Amber Smith Amber Smith, Smith, she's, Cory Sarkisian, Sarkisian, They've Organizations: Service, Transamerica Center, Retirement Studies, Business, Boeing, Navy, Nissan, Gold City Ventures, Bosch, eBay, Honda Civic, Roth IRA, Savings Locations: St, California, West Des Moines, San Diego, Hawaii, Connecticut, New Zealand

☆ 4 Gen Zers share how they're already on pace to retire early — though some don't want to
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Four Gen Z Americans told Business Insider they've followed the principles of the FIRE — financial independence, retire early — movement to achieve a high net worth before their 30th birthdays. Some said they don't intend on following the "retire early" part of the acronym and instead want to pursue their passions while making money doing so. Cody Berman, entrepreneur and "passive income expert"Cody Berman hit financial independence at 25 but continues to help others achieve their financial goals. Courtesy of Cody BermanCody Berman, 28, hit financial freedom at 25 but has no plans to retire early. His net worth is about $2.8 million, but he drives a 2015 Nissan truck approaching 100,000 miles.

☆ Kevin, world’s tallest male dog, dies shortly after securing record
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The world’s tallest male dog, a Great Dane named Kevin, has died just days after his title was announced, Guinness World Records (GWR) said on Monday. His family, who live in West Des Moines, Iowa, have been left “devastated,” his owner Tracy Wolfe said in GWR press release. from Guinness World Records“I don’t think he’s aware he is as big as he is,” Tracy said earlier this month. Eventually, he was named the world’s tallest male dog, taking over the title from fellow Great Dane Zeus who also died aged three in September, after suffering from bone cancer. Great Danes have relatively short life expectancies compared to smaller dogs, living for an average of 8-10 years, and males are typically about 2.5 feet (0.76 meters) tall, according to the American Kennel Club.

Persons: Great Dane, Kevin, “, Tracy Wolfe, Roger Wolfe, Tracy, Alexander, ” Tracy, “ He’s, ”, Great Dane Zeus, Danes Organizations: CNN, Guinness World Records, GWR, Guinness, American Kennel Club Locations: West Des Moines , Iowa

☆ Donald Trump’s potential vice president picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump has been busy in recent weeks. Doug Burgum speaks during a campaign event with former President Donald Trump, in Laconia, New Hampshire, in January. Vance, shakes hands with former President Donald Trump during a rally hosted by the former president at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio. He is also close with Donald Trump Jr.Vance, a former venture capitalist, veteran and author, is among the candidates who received vice-presidential vetting materials from the Trump campaign. Rep. Byron Donalds speaks before former President Donald Trump at the “People's Convention” of Turning Point Action on June 15, 2024, in Detroit.

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☆ Caitlin Clark now the overall leading NCAA basketball scorer, breaks 'Pistol Pete' Maravich’s record of 3,667 career points
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Phil Helsel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Two weeks after she broke the record for women, Caitlin Clark has become NCAA Division I basketball's overall top scorer, period. The Iowa Hawkeyes star went into Sunday's game against the Ohio State Buckeyes needing 17 points to break "Pistol Pete" Maravich's record of 3,667 career points, which stood for more than 50 years. Clark, 22, earned the women's record Feb. 15 when she scored eight points in a game against Michigan and passed Kelsey Plum's 3,527 career points in her career, which ended in 2017. She put up 33 points against Minnesota on Wednesday to cement her place atop the all-time career points among women to play for major colleges. Maravich's NCAA men's scoring record was 3,667 points, which he set playing for LSU from 1968 to 1970.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Pete, —, Clark, Kelsey Plum's, I'm, Lynette Woodard, Woodard, Maravich Organizations: Iowa Hawkeyes, NCAA, Michigan Wolverines, Carver, Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics, Women, LSU, NBA, Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, Boston Celtics Locations: Iowa City , Iowa, Kansas, West Des Moines, Pasadena , California

“It breathed new life into Trump.”RISKY BETS THAT PAID OFFFrom the start, Trump president acted like the front-runner, declining invitations to multicandidate events and refusing to debate. “You've got to give credit to the Trump campaign,” said Saltsman, who chaired the 2024 campaign of Mike Pence, who was Trump's vice president. Beyond the endorsements, Trump's team also worked closely with state parties as they set delegate allocation rules, encouraging winner-take-all contests and other changes that would ultimately benefit a front-runner. THE LOYALTY FACTORAs the first nominating contests neared, Trump's team worked to harness the dedication of his loyal supporters. Trump’s team rewarded its volunteers with perks such as VIP tickets to his rallies and gold-embroidered hats.

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And the DeSantis campaign made many of them, his advisers, allies and supporters have acknowledged to CNN in interviews. Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, speaks during a campaign event in Hampton, New Hampshire, on January 17, 2024. Michael Reaves/Getty Images DeSantis and his wife, Casey, have three children: from left, daughters Mamie and Madison and son Mason. But that approach was rejected by the woman who would be announced as DeSantis’ campaign manager, Generra Peck. And yet, in the face of this overwhelming rejection of his pitch to Make America Florida, DeSantis refused to change gears.

Persons: Ron DeSantis steeled, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Trump, “, Nikki Haley, Trump hadn’t, ” DeSantis, Elon Musk, ”, Curt Anderson, Alex Castellanos, Ron DeSantis, Joseph Prezioso, It’s, Casey, God, Rupert Murdoch’s, Will Lanzoni, Jane, Zuma Press DeSantis, Dunedin High School DeSantis, US Navy DeSantis, John Boehner, Charles Dharapak, Bill Clark, Tom Williams, Trey Gowdy, Al Drago, Zack Wittman, Patrick Farrell, Andrew Gillum, Chris O'Meara, Jeff J Mitchell, Stephen M, Dowell, Chris Kleponis, Lynne Sladky, Steve Cannon, Fernando Medina, Deborah Birx, Doug Mills, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Saul Loeb, Madison, Tori Lynn Schneider, Vera Leip, Joe Raedle, Michael Reaves, Mamie, Mason, WFTS DeSantis, Joe Biden, Hurricane Ian, Charlie Crist, Marco Bello, Reuters DeSantis, Sophie Park, Jordan Gale, –, Stormy Daniels, Jeff Roe, Ken Cuccinelli, Roe, scrappy, Ken Griffin, bankroll DeSantis, Griffin, Dana Bash, Generra Peck, Musk, ” Donors, Peck, Christina Pushaw, Bryan Griffin, Hugh Hewitt, Scott Olson, Ryan Tyson, Zuckerbucks, Kim Reynolds, Reynolds, Iowa –, Anna Moneymaker Organizations: CNN, Trump, New, GOP, Former South Carolina Gov, Christian Broadcasting Network, Elon, Republican, “ JV, ”, Politico, Florida Governor, Getty, Republican Party, New York Post, Disney, Florida Gov, Little League Baseball, Petersburg Times, Zuma Press, Dunedin High School, Yale University, US Navy, Navy, General's Corps, District, DeSantis, First, Bloomberg, Miami Herald, Tribune, Service, Democratic, Orlando Sentinel, White, Orlando Magic, NBA, Coronavirus, New York Times, Tallahassee Democrat, USA, Conservative Political, Conference, University of South, Reuters, Iowa State University football, PAC, “, Fox News, Florida, Central Bank Digital Currency, Iowa, Gov, “ Iowa Republican, Republicans Locations: Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, Hawkeye, Hampton , New Hampshire, AFP, Wally's, Jacksonville , Florida, Dunedin , Florida, Windsor, V, St, Florida's, Tampa , Florida, Orlando, Jacksonville, Sanford , Florida, Tallahassee , Florida, Tallahassee, Pompano Beach , Florida, Miami, Surfside , Florida, University of South Florida, Covid, Tampa, Bedford, Bedford , New Hampshire, Ames , Iowa, New York, Dunedin, Newton , Iowa, Park City , Utah, Tennessee, South Carolina, Trump, Des Moines, West Des Moines , Iowa, Myrtle Beach, “ Iowa, America Florida

☆ Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as 'pipe dream' of primary defeat ends
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"A lot of people on Wall Street have been living in this pipe dream of Trump not getting the nomination. "It's painful for me to admit this, but Wall Street is basically nonchalant to this election," longtime Wall Street executive and former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci said in a recent interview with The Hill. An outside effort "will not work against Trump," one of DeSantis' Wall Street fundraisers said. "The next question is, 'will Wall Street work to stop him in the general by supporting Biden?'" In 2020, Wall Street executives combined to donate over $74 million to helping Biden defeat Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jamie Dimon, Andrew Harrer, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Anthony Scaramucci, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Sonnenfeld, Wall, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, Donald Trump , Jr, Woody Johnson, Haley, Trump's, Ken Langone, Langone, Marco Bello, Jeffrey Yass, Charles Myers, Dimon Organizations: JPMorgan Chase &, White, Bloomberg, Getty, Republican, Wall Street, Democratic, Trump, Yale School of Management, Florida Gov, U.N, Street, Jets, Biden, New, Granite State, Big Apple, CNBC, Financial Times, U.S, United, Reuters, Republicans, Susquehanna International Group, JPMorgan, NATO, Economic Locations: Washington, Wall, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa, New York, Granite, West Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Yass, China

☆ CEO of pro-DeSantis super PAC worked on a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle within view of staffers days before the Iowa caucuses, which the Florida governor lost
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Ron DeSantis made a big bet on winning Iowa as he charted out a path for capturing the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But shortly before the Iowa caucuses, DeSantis had a significant polling deficit against Trump, and had seen his support decline so much that he looked to be in a neck-and-neck race for second place with former South Carolina Gov. AdvertisementNEW — In the critical week before Iowa, the head of Never Back Down was doing something puzzling: Spending hours on jigsaw puzzle at HQ. AdvertisementTrump came in first in the Iowa caucuses, capturing 51% of the vote, compared to DeSantis' 21% percent share.

Persons: —, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Scott Wagner, @Mdixon55 @DashaBurns, f2a4r2JUzJ, MuHA0FtSEG, Amanda Terkel, Wagner, Trump, Haley Organizations: Service, Iowa, Business, PAC, Trump, South Carolina Gov, NBC, Gov, NBC News Locations: Florida, crisscrossed Iowa, Iowa, West Des Moines

"We're going to win Iowa," DeSantis declared on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Dec. 2. NBC News reached out to both the DeSantis campaign and Never Back Down for comment for this piece. 'I knew they were stupid'DeSantis' presidential campaign was a mess from the moment it launched. "What harmed the campaign the most off the bat was that it didn't have a clear purpose and message," a former DeSantis campaign staffer said. "The blunt truth is that DeSantis' presidential campaign was sabotaged through early incompetence in Tallahassee," the person said.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Brendan Mcdermid, DeSantis, Scott Wagner, Wagner, Nikki Haley, Trump, Haley, Jordan Wiggins, Donald Trump, —, Donald Trump —, Elon Musk, Ron, Generra Peck, Ryan Tyson, Christina Pushaw —, Bill Mitchell, Mitchell, Peck, …, Ken, Ken Griffin, Griffin, I'm, Jeff Roe, Roe, Hugh Hewitt, dethrone Trump, it's, Jess Szymanski, we've Organizations: Florida Gov, Republican, Reuters, PAC, Iowa, NBC, New, Trump, NBC News, Gov, DeSantis, Fox News, United Nations, Republican Party, Trump GOP, Twitter, Federal, Commission, Florida GOP, of Justice, Roe, South, Tallahassee Locations: Florida, Iowa, West Des Moines , Iowa, Reuters Iowa, New Hampshire, DeSantis, New York, Tallahassee, South Florida, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina

☆ High profile conservatives serve as surrogates as Trump looks to lock down GOP nomination
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Daniel Strauss | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Additionally, two former Republican presidential candidates have traveled to the early primary states alongside Trump almost immediately after they ended their respective campaigns to defeat him. Doug Burgum dropped out in December, he endorsed Trump and traveled with him in Iowa and to New Hampshire. Kari Lake speaks to reporters before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APIn Keokuk, Iowa, earlier this month, Greene panned the rest of the GOP field as knockoffs of Trump. Still, Republican strategists and campaign operatives often lament that surrogates and endorsements aren’t as influential as they used to be.

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☆ Iowa Teen Who Killed 2 Fellow Students Gets 65 Years in Prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Orlando Mayorquin | More About Orlando Mayorquin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An Iowa teenager who shot and killed two fellow students at an alternative school program for at-risk youths last year and wounded the program’s founder was sentenced on Thursday to 65 years in prison, prosecutors announced. Judge Larry McLellan of the Polk County District Court sentenced Mr. Walls to three consecutive prison terms, one for each charge, totaling 65 years, according to prosecutors. He was also ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution to the slain victims’ families, the Polk County Attorney’s Office said in a news release. All three were students at the program and knew each other, The Des Moines Register reported.

Persons: Preston, Larry McLellan, Walls, Rashard Carr, Gionni Dameron Organizations: Attorney’s, Des Moines Register Locations: Iowa, Preston Walls, West Des Moines, Polk County, Polk

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 32 points, moving into fourth place on the all-time NCAA Division I women’s basketball scoring list, to help No. 2 Iowa beat Wisconsin 96-50 on Tuesday night. So it’s special.”“It's pretty impressive,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “I think they kind of put their foot on the gas a little bit,” Wisconsin coach Marisa Moseley said. Iowa: The Hawkeyes were without injured sophomore Hannah Stuelke, so coach Lisa Bluder went with a post-by-committee of starter Sharon Goodman, Addison O’Grady and A.J.

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☆ Pro-DeSantis super PAC lays off staff after second-place finish in Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis looks on at his Iowa caucus watch party in West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2024. A super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis in the Republican presidential primary is laying off staff as it shifts its operation out of Iowa following the Florida governor's second-place finish in the cycle's first nominating contest. An official with the PAC, Never Back Down, told CNBC on Wednesday that it has transferred some of its Iowa political staff to other early primary states and will pay the rest of them through January. In a post on LinkedIn, Andrews said he was "now a free agent due to budget cuts beyond my control." A spokesperson for Never Back Down did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for additional information about the layoffs.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, George Andrews, Andrews, Scott Wagner, We've Organizations: Republican, Florida, PAC, CNBC, Iowa, The New York Times, LinkedIn, Gov, DeSantis Locations: Florida, Iowa, West Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, California, America, South Carolina , New Hampshire

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Donald Trump was expected to win the Iowa caucuses Monday night by the largest margin in the history of the first Republican presidential nominating contest, cementing an early victory in his defiant bid to return to the White House. The anticipated dominance of the former president in Iowa, based on recent polls, heightened the importance of second place. Nikki Haley appeared to have a chance to beat Ron DeSantis in a close race for that spot, a prize that would fuel her quest to become the only Trump alternative and a long-shot challenger to the front-runner.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis Organizations: DES, Trump Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa

☆ Takeaways from the Iowa Republican caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The former president won the Iowa Republican caucuses by an unprecedented margin, kickstarting his bid to win his party’s third consecutive presidential nomination. He did so despite skipping the GOP primary debates and eschewing the retail politicking grind typically demanded by Hawkeye State voters. Here are six takeaways from the Iowa GOP caucuses:‘Very smart, very capable people’Trump speaks at his caucus night watch party in Des Moines. “I can safely say, tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race,” she told supporters. Video Ad Feedback GOP strategist on what Iowa caucuses result reveals about Republican voters 00:50 - Source: CNNTrump remains hard to beatEntrance polls showed the breadth of Trump’s support across the GOP’s key constituencies.

Persons: Donald Trump, it’s, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Haley, ’ Trump, Brian Snyder, Trump, DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, couldn’t, “ It’s, ” Trump, Ramaswamy, It’s, hasn’t, “ We’ve, He’s, ”, bode, Joe Biden, Biden, Jeenah, “ Trump, Alyssa Pointer, he’d, he’s, DeSantis ’, Grassley ” —, Republican Sen, Chuck Grassley, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, who’d, Pete Buttigieg, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders Organizations: CNN, Republican Party, Iowa, Hawkeye State, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Trump, Iowa GOP, Reuters, Republican, CNN Trump, College, Biden, West Des Moines, Nevada GOP, South Carolina, DeSantis, GOP, Des Moines Register, Democratic National Committee Locations: New Hampshire, Iowa, Des Moines, Florida, South Carolina, South Carolina –, West Des Moines, West Des, Nevada, Vermont, demote Iowa

☆ Nikki Haley under pressure from donors to defeat Donald Trump in New Hampshire after Iowa caucus loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley is facing pressure from some of her top fundraisers to either seriously compete with, or outright defeat, Donald Trump in next week's New Hampshire primary, after finishing third Monday in the Iowa caucus. Levine is also the co-host of a Haley fundraising event scheduled for after the New Hampshire primary. He told CNBC he isn't worried about poor attendance, as long as she has a strong showing in the Granite State. In order to keep many of her more affluent donors engaged, Haley must get within three percentage points of Trump in New Hampshire, said a Republican fundraising advisor whose clients include Haley donors. Some Haley donors have already lost hope.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Andy Sabin, Haley, Sabin, Haley doesn't, Eric Levine, Levine, Trump, he's, Joe Biden, CNBC's Alex Sherman Organizations: U.S, United, U.N, CNBC, Trump, New, Republican, caucusgoers, GOP, New Hampshire, AdImpact Locations: West Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, week's, Hampshire, Iowa, New York, New Hampshire, Granite State, South Carolina, Davos, Switzerland

☆ As Trump Dominates in Iowa, Haley Has Eye on New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( John Mccormick | Eliza Collins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Nikki Haley has been waxing sentimental in recent days on the campaign trail about the fun she has had and the people she has met in the past year in this state that hosts the first 2024 Republican presidential caucuses Monday. Left unsaid is how eager she must be to get out of the state and pivot to New Hampshire, where the nation’s first primary, on Jan. 23, offers her the best prospect of throwing a roadblock in front of former President Donald Trump.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump Organizations: DES Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, New Hampshire

☆ News Outlets Declared Trump the Winner as Iowans Still Caucused
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | More About Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A mere half-hour of Monday’s Iowa caucuses had elapsed when CNN projected former President Donald J. Trump as the night’s winner. The Associated Press declared Mr. Trump the victor one minute later, and soon every major network had followed suit. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who accused the news media of biasing caucusgoers who had yet to cast their votes. “Are you kidding me?” Representative Chip Roy of Texas told reporters at a DeSantis event in West Des Moines. VoteCast,” its proprietary voter survey system that the outlet said “showed Trump with an insurmountable lead.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, —, Ron DeSantis, biasing caucusgoers, Chip Roy, ” Organizations: CNN, Associated Press, Gov, New York, Trump Locations: Iowa, Florida, Texas, West Des Moines

☆ Iowa Democrats Feel Left Out of the Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At this moment in a presidential election cycle, Iowa Democrat Katie Rock is usually part of the action. In 2012, she backed President Obama at her party caucus in her northwest Des Moines neighborhood. Four years later, she knocked on doors and attended events for Hillary Clinton . In 2020, she rallied support for Elizabeth Warren .

Persons: Katie Rock, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren Locations: Iowa, Des Moines

☆ Nikki Haley, Making Modest Gains in Iowa, Has Eye on Friendlier Terrain in New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( John Mccormick | Eliza Collins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump Organizations: DES Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, New Hampshire

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy Has a Strategy, but It Rests on Trump’s Exit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Eliza Collins | John Mccormick | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Vivek Ramaswamy Photo: cheney orr/ReutersWEST DES MOINES, Iowa—For those who speculate about what Vivek Ramaswamy really wants out of his long-shot Republican presidential bid—perhaps a podcast or a television contract—the wealthy biotech entrepreneur has one answer. “I expect to be the president,” he said in an interview as he crisscrossed this state ahead of the presidential caucuses Monday that will start the 2024 nomination balloting. But that expectation rests on hopes for a dramatic change in the race: Donald Trump’s departure.

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☆ DeSantis is fighting for his political life along Iowa’s icy campaign trail
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But on the eve of the caucuses, DeSantis is on the brink in a state where he’s banked his entire campaign. Big donors soon discovered that the Florida governor could be a flat and uninspiring candidate. It was a cringeworthy moment that could become a pitiful emblem of busted hopes if the Florida governor doesn’t mount a comeback on Monday. “If the number that we have is anywhere close to reality, he’s going to have a very, very good night,” Vander Plaats said. An Iowa defeat for DeSantis would be especially bitter, because after months on the trail, he’s a far more polished candidate.

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