Nikki Haley Settles on Post-Iowa Strategy: Ignore Ron DeSantis

Nikki Haley is ignoring Ron DeSantis, willing the GOP primary into a two-candidate race between her and a dominant front-runner whose runaway-train momentum she hopes to derail with a win in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

The Iowa caucuses on Monday were a slam-dunk win for former president Trump, who ran away with 51 percent of the vote. Media outlets called the race for Trump just 30 minutes after caucusing began, as caucus goers in some precincts were still voting.

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Nikki Haley is ignoring Ron DeSantis, willing the GOP primary into a two-candidate race between her and a dominant front-runner whose runaway-train momentum she hopes to derail with a win in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

The Iowa caucuses on Monday were a slam-dunk win for former president Trump, who ran away with 51 percent of the vote. Media outlets called the race for Trump just 30 minutes after caucusing began, as caucus goers in some precincts were still voting.