Donald Trump won the Iowa Caucus on his road to another White House term, but the primary season is far from over. Now, candidates and campaigns head to New Hampshire.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
After former President Donald Trump’s decisive victory in Iowa’s caucus, candidates for the Republican nomination are on to New Hampshire, which holds its primary next week. NPR’s Sarah McCammon is in Bretton Woods up in northern New Hampshire. That’s where former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is campaigning. Hey, Sarah.
SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.
SHAPIRO: Where do things stand one day after Iowa?
MCCAMMON: Well, as usual after Iowa, it is all eyes on New Hampshire, which, by the way, is cold and snowy just like Iowa this time of year.
SHAPIRO: Yeah.
MCCAMMON: You know, Donald Trump’s double-digit-victory in Iowa makes it difficult for any of his remaining rivals for the Republican nomination to label him as weak. Last night we saw Vivek Ramaswamy drop out and throw his support behind Trump. And these results leave Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, you know, where they were before Iowa, really, which was vying for second place.
SHAPIRO: I know it’s cold and snowy, but it sounds like you’re in a disco inferno. What arguments are DeSantis and Haley making there in New Hampshire?
MCCAMMON: Well, former South Carolina Nikki Haley’s campaign had hoped for a second-place finish in Iowa that she could point to as evidence that she is best positioned to take on Trump. She did not get that. But, you know, her campaign nonetheless released a digital ad this morning going after Trump and President Biden and saying that Haley offers a better choice than either of them. That ad did not mention Ron DeSantis, who did finish second, and that gives him some room to stay in the race. And it makes Haley’s argument a little bit more challenging. Now, DeSantis started his day not here in New Hampshire but in Haley’s home state of…
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