After Placing Third in Iowa, Haley Sticks to Same Messaging

Published on January 17, 2024

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has put her third-place finish in the Iowa caucus in the rear-view mirror. At an event in Mt. Washington, New Hampshire on Tuesday, Ms. Haley mentioned Iowa only once, saying it was cold there and comparatively warmer in New Hampshire. She meant the weather but is surely hoping a bigger percentage of voters will warm to her agenda. Ms. Haley received 19.1 percent of the votes in the Iowa caucus, putting her behind second-place candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with 21.2 percent of the vote, and well behind the frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, who received 51 percent of the Iowa caucus vote. Vivek Ramaswamy, who received 7.7 percent, dropped out of the race after the results were in Monday night....

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