Takeaways:
- It was BS for all the networks to call the race 5 seconds into the voting
- Trump won over a divided field but is still stuck at 50% support in heavy red states
- DeSantis needed a better showing but still took second
- Haley is set up well for New Hampshire where Democrats can openly vote for her
My takeaways were very different:
—The network calls were irrelevant. Caucus voters know who they are supporting and could not care less what anyone else says about the results. DeSantis complaints about that were stupid and made him look like an idiot—yet another unforced error.
—President Trump won a historic victory. This is not an opinion. This is a fact. The next closest Iowa caucus race had a 12% margin. President Trump will be in the 29-30% margin range.
—DeSantis is done. He needs to stop spinning and go back to Florida.
—Haley is done. No matter how many Democrats vote for her in New Hampshire or anywhere else she is going to be crushed in almost all states.
—This race is over. Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee. Everything else is useless noise.
[Passive aggressive] takeaways.