5 things to watch for in the Iowa caucuses
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The 2024 primary season is beginning on Monday with Iowa kicking it off with its first-in-the-nation Republican caucuses: Five things to watch
The 2024 primary season is finally beginning, with Iowa kicking it off with its first-in-the-nation Republican caucuses on Monday.
Former President Donald Trump is the overwhelming favorite to win the state -- and the ultimate GOP nomination -- according to polling tracked by 538, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are battling for second place and projecting confidence they can prove their viability with voters.
History proves that winning the caucuses is far from a guarantee of an eventual presidential nomination, but a strong margin of victory, or even beating expectations, could serve as a serious boost for a candidate heading into primaries in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Here are five things to watch for heading into voting on Monday night.
The ultimate victor in Iowa's caucuses looks like it will be Trump, if the months and months of polling is accurate. What remains less clear is how much he might win by.
