Trump’s Historic Victory

Congratulations to Donald Trump on his historic, record-breaking victory in Iowa! Here are the final results:

Donald Trump 51%

Ron DeSantis 21%

Nikki Haley 19%

Vivek Ramaswamy 8%

To win a clear majority of the vote on a night of severe weather and ice-covered roads was extraordinary.

Believe it or not, Trump was outspent in Iowa by both DeSantis and Haley. In fact, Trump spent $340 per vote cast for him, while DeSantis spent $1,697 per vote and Haley spent $1,797 per vote.

Some people say that if the other candidates had united around one alternative, the results would have essentially been a tie. But that doesn’t reflect reality.

Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the race last night and threw his support to Trump. If DeSantis drops out, polling shows that the majority of his voters would back Trump. Combined, Trump, DeSantis and Ramaswamy won 80% of the vote last night.

Nikki Haley says that it’s now a two-person race. (Tell that to Ron DeSantis.) But she should hope it’s not. If it gets down to Trump versus Haley, in my view, she won’t get within 40 points of Trump.

A few weeks ago, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who has been a real star in the past month as she took on the academic establishment, endorsed Donald Trump.  Last night, she called on the other candidates to step aside.

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich put it bluntly when he told Sean Hannity last night, “He’s the nominee. Get over it. He is the nominee. He’s going to win the nomination.” 

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson also dropped out after finishing in sixth place with less than 200 votes.