Axios - Trump won 98 of 99 counties in Iowa, dominating virtually every demographic, while physically campaigning in the state far less than any of his top rivals. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis edged former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley for a distant second — giving both an incentive to stay in the race and further divide voters searching for a Trump alternative. Vivek Ramaswamy, who had sought to brand himself as the MAGA movement's heir apparent, suspended his campaign after a disappointing fourth-place finish and quickly endorsed Trump. Haley's momentum from recent debates failed to translate to a surge in Iowa. Her strategy of mining anti-Trump and moderate votes in Iowa's suburbs fell short, and her claim last night that the GOP nomination battle is now a "two-person race" didn't quite land with the force she was hoping for.... Haley is heading straight to New Hampshire, where even an upset victory on Jan. 23 may not answer pressing concerns about how she can expand her coalition beyond moderates and college-educated voters.
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