Trump wins Republican primaries

Last updated: 16.01.2024, 02:55 a.m.

By: Stefan Krieger, Daniel Dillmann, Lukas Rogalla, Christian Stör, Patrick Mayer

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The election year in the USA begins. Trump goes into the Iowa primaries as the favorite – and confirms the poll numbers. The news ticker.

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• Blizzard in Iowa: Former President Donald Trump shouts confident of victory despite winter storm
• Polls speak for Trump: Trump clear favorite of the Republicans in primaries in the USA

Update from January 16, 2:50 a.m.: In the first Republican primary for the party's U.S. presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump has scored a victory. This was reported by the television channels CNN and Fox News on Monday evening (15 January, local time), citing their own forecasts.

DeSantis calls for election

Update from January 15, 22:35 p.m.: Ron DeSantis has called on his supporters to brave the cold in Iowa and participate in the primaries. For the state in the Midwest of the USA, temperatures of up to minus 20 degrees are announced. "I'm going to fight for you for the next eight years and we're going to turn this country upside down," DeSantis said at the conclusion of his campaign in the small town of Sergeant Bluff, according to CNN.

Update from January 15, 21:43 p.m.: So far, no vote has been cast in the primary elections in the United States. But Donald Trump is already sure of victory. It will be a "tremendous night," the former president told reporters outside his hotel in Des Moines, the capital of the state of Iowa.

Former President Donald Trump is the favorite in the Republican primaries, which traditionally begin in the state of Iowa. © IMAGO/Zach Boyden-Holmes

Update from January 15, 20:25 p.m.: Donald Trump's controversial statements about immigrants in Iowa seem to strike a chord with the electorate. According to a poll by the news channel CBS in cooperation with the organization YouGov, around 47 percent agreed with Trump's comments. At the end of last year, the ex-president accused immigrants in the US of "poisoning the blood of the country".

Trump in the lead in Iowa primaries according to latest poll

Update from January 15, 19:23 p.m.: The latest poll on the first U.S. primaries comes from the TV channel NBC. According to the poll, Trump is clearly ahead in Iowa. According to the latest figures, the former president can count on 48 percent approval. In second place would be Nikki Haley with 20 percent. Ron DeSantis would come in third with just 16 percent.

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Update from January 15, 18:50 p.m.: Nikki Haley's campaign team is working hard in the final hours of the Iowa primaries. As CNN reports, volunteers reportedly called around 40,000 eligible voters in the state today, Monday, to convince them to make their way to the polling places - despite a winter storm and sub-freezing temperatures.

U.S. primaries start in Iowa

Update from January 15, 16:51 p.m.: At the start of the primaries in the USA in the state of Iowa, Trump deals out against his opponents DeSantis and Haley. On his social media platform Truth Social, the ex-president called the Florida governor "DeSanctimonious" and the former U.N. ambassador a "bird brain." A vote for candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is a "wasted vote," according to Trump. Trumo also criticized the governor of New Hampshire for his support of Haley in the Republican primary.

Trump as favorite in Iowa primaries

Update from January 15, 14:23 p.m.: Donald Trump is the big favorite in the Republican primary in Iowa. The only open question is how high his lead will be in the end. Nevertheless, the vote is also extremely important for Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. If Haley's rise in the polls continues in the election and she finishes second, she would definitely underpin her claim as a Trump alternative. And it would give her a boost for round two in New Hampshire on January 23. There, too, she has recently been able to significantly reduce the gap to Trump. On the other hand, DeSantis could already be on the verge of elimination in the event of a defeat in Iowa. Because the polls in New Hampshire also speak against him.

Trump leads Iowa primaries in polls

Update from January 15, 12:30 p.m.: Tonight is the day. At 19:00 p.m. local time (2:00 a.m. CET on Tuesday night), Republicans in the sparsely populated state of Iowa will begin the primaries for the 2024 U.S. election. Iowa's primacy in the primaries is disputed. After all, the agricultural state is anything but representative of the USA. Just 3.2 million people live in Iowa, which is less than one percent of the country's total population. In addition, almost 90 percent of the population is white.

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Cold start in the Republican primaries in Iowa

Update from January 15, 11:25 a.m.: A blizzard has shaken up the final stretch of the campaign in Iowa. The clearly favored ex-president Donald Trump had to cancel several events planned for the weekend in the state in the Midwest in view of high snow, strong winds and freezing cold.

His rival Nikki Haley unceremoniously moved her planned campaign events online before Election Day. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also had to cancel appearances in front of supporters. "We want everyone to be safe," the right-wing hardliner told reporters in Iowa's capital, Des Moines. He emphasized: "We are not afraid of the snow." In view of icy roads, numerous cars went off the road in the region. Many flights carrying journalists, election workers and political observers to Iowa were canceled due to the weather. "You can't stay at home," Trump said, according to CNN. "Even if you vote and then die, it's worth it."

Republicans in Iowa vote in the traditional form of caucus. The party members meet in schools, churches, sports halls or living rooms, for example. However, many places remained closed over the weekend.

Trump clear Republican favorite in U.S. elections in Iowa

Update from January 15, 7:50 a.m.: In the US state of Iowa, the Republican primaries for the 15 US election will begin on 2024 January. Donald Trump is the clear favourite to be the challenger to incumbent Joe Biden in the November election, according to the latest polls.

The day before the caucus in Iowa, Trump wanted to campaign for votes again at a rally. But the event did not go as planned. "They took millions!" a woman shouted into the parade during his speech. She was probably referring to Trump's admission that his companies had received at least $7.8 million in payments from China, Saudi Arabia and other foreign governments during his time in office. "Go home to Mommy!" Trump shouted at the woman. But while he was mocking her, someone in the crowd began to call Trump a "climate criminal." The protest was drowned out by boos from Trump fans.

Republican primaries in Iowa: Trump is sure of victory

First reported on 14 January: Des Moines – Donald Trump is confident of victory, although he is not personally present at the US Republican primary in Iowa on Monday (15 January). A winter storm with heavy snowfall prevents the ex-president from travelling to the American state.

According to the latest NBC News poll, Trump is well ahead of Nikki Haley (48 percent) and Ron DeSantis (20 percent) with 16 percent, who was on the campaign trail in all 99 districts, according to ZDF. The 51-year-old Haley has generally climbed in the polls recently and seems to replace the 45-year-old DeSantis in second place in the favor of Republican voters.

US Republican primaries: Donald Trump is clearly favored in Iowa

In the primaries, Republicans traditionally look for the candidate to run for the party in the U.S. election, which is scheduled for November 5 this year. Sometimes elections (primaries) are held for this purpose, sometimes assemblies (caucuses). Republicans in Iowa vote in the traditional form of caucus, where party members meet in schools, churches, gymnasiums or living rooms. President Biden's Democrats, on the other hand, are voting in Iowa for the first time in an email process lasting several weeks.

Republicans vote in Iowa: Haley and DeSantis want to prevent Trump's candidacy

The next primary will be on Jan. 23 in New Hampshire, where Haley is in second place by single digits behind Trump, according to the CNN poll. In Iowa, on the other hand, the weather becomes a factor. Not only does it snow a lot, but it also has an icy minus 22 degrees and less. The question will be how many voting party members will go to the polls in the schools and gymnasiums despite the adverse weather conditions.

Because of the weather, Trump is not traveling to the Midwestern state, he will speak to his supporters by phone, according to his campaign team. The Trump team said it was ready for a "historic victory" on Monday: "Nothing will stop our people from showing up for the caucus for President Trump!" Incumbent President Joe Biden's Democrats have their first primary on February 3 in South Carolina. (With agency material)