The Battle for No. 2 in Iowa

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At the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday night, Donald J. Trump secured a runaway victory. The only real drama was the fight for second place.

Reid Epstein, who covers politics for The Times, takes us inside one of the caucuses, and Shane Goldmacher, a national political reporter, walks us through the final results.

Guest: Reid J. Epstein (https://www.nytimes.com/by/reid-j-epstein), a politics correspondent for The New York Times, and

Shane Goldmacher (https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher), a national political reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading:


A letdown for Ron DeSantis (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/us/politics/desantis-second-iowa-caucus.html): His campaign is running low on cash and faces tough tests ahead.
Why coming in second can be a win (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/15/us/politics/the-joy-of-defeat-in-the-iowa-caucuses.html) in early-state contests.
Here are five takeaways (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/us/politics/iowa-caucus-takeaways.html) from Trump’s crushing victory.
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