The former ambassador of USA in view of United Nations Nikki Haley proclaimed herself this Monday as the former president’s great rival donald trump after the Iowa caucuses, while the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantishe denounced “interference” from the media after they projected the winner before many citizens voted.
Haley and DeSantis’ speeches were among the most anticipated to find out how they interpreted the results of the Iowa caucuses, the first date on the Republican Party primary calendar for the November elections and in which Trump swept.
Haley, who came in third place, according to the projections of the major US television networks, took advantage of her victory speech to convey the idea that she is the only one who can defeat Trump and, without mentioning DeSantis belittled his chances of winning the nomination.
“When you see how we are doing in New Hampshire, in South Carolina and beyond, I can safely say that I will make this Republican primary a two-person race,” Haley said.
Polls show Haley doing better in the next primary state, New Hampshire, but also behind Trump. Her strategy is to hold on in New Hampshire to exceed all expectations in the next state, South Carolina, where she was governor between 2011 and 2017.
For his part, DeSantis appeared before his supporters smiling and visibly happy to have come in second place, since he had focused his campaign in Iowa, traveling to each of the state’s 99 counties with the aim of gathering support.
“They were writing our obituary months ago. “They even declared the election before people had a chance to vote,” complained DeSantis, who then thanked his supporters for their support.
“Thanks to your support, despite everything that was thrown at us, all against us, we got our ticket out of Iowa,” he added.
Previously, in a statement, DeSantis had already accused the media of having “interfered” in the results by declaring Trump’s victory just half an hour after the caucuses began.
The particularity of the caucuses is that they are a type of citizen assemblies, and at the time the media projected Trump’s victory, the majority had not yet cast their vote.
With more than 95% of votes counted, Trump won the Iowa caucuses with a 51.1% of the votes, while DeSantis came second (21.2%) and Haley third (19.1%).
Source: Gestion
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