Donald Trump was expected to be the winner of the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses on Monday night, but it is not yet clear who finished second.
Trump has enjoyed a significant lead for months in most polls in early states, so the main focus in the first vote in Iowa was who would finish second — and how close that candidate would be to the former president.
Before Monday's vote in Iowa, Trump was eyeing a victory as he had more than 50% support in polls focused on the state, while his Republican rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis were in the teens. That's according to the RealClearPolitics moving average of Iowa polls.
New Hampshire's Jan. 23 Republican primary is expected to be close, especially after former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left the 2024 presidential race last week. Christie, a staunch Trump critic, was not very popular in Iowa, but he attracted nearly 11% support in New Hampshire, putting him in third place there, according to the RCP average. Adding his support to Haley's 29% in the Granite State could bring her total support closer to Trump's 44%.
Other major steps in the race to become the GOP challenger to President Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's preferred nominee, include South Carolina's Republican primary on February 24 and the Super Tuesday primary on March 5, in which more than a dozen states are scheduled to vote.
Trump's economic proposals for a second term include imposing a 10% tariff on all imports, making another attempt to end Obamacare XLV and tackling student debt by launching a free online college called American Academy.
Haley's economic proposals include raising the Social Security retirement age but only for young people just entering the system, along with eliminating the federal RB00 tax on gasoline.
In his economic plan, DeSantis relied heavily on XLE energy policy to address inflation, promised to rein in spending and criticized the Trump administration's spending.
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