memeorandum: Iowa Caucus Results (New York Times)

8:00 AM ET, January 16, 2024

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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:

Ann Coulter Breaks Down Why Trump Can't Beat Biden and ‘Trump Voters Are Morons’ — Conservative pundit Ann Coulter expressed her frustration with Republican Trump voters over the weekend and made the case for why she doesn't believe the former president can beat President Joe Biden in a general election.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Hill, PJ Media, Reuters, Washington Free Beacon, Raw Story and Washington Examiner

Associated Press:

Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they'd support him all along, AP VoteCast shows — About 7 in 10 Iowans who caucused for Trump on Monday night said they have known all along that they would support a man who has remade the Republican Party through his “Make America Great Again” political movement.

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Associated Press:

Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as Haley and DeSantis fight for second place — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that reasserted his grip on the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Iowa was Trump's to win. Can anyone stop his march to the nomination? — The race for the Republican nomination heads to New Hampshire, where the pressure is on for Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis to wrest a win from the former president — DES MOINES — Iowa was never destined to surprise.

Discussion: The Messenger, New York Times and Washington Examiner

New York Times:

Haley's Missed Opportunity: Iowa Slows Her Roll Into New Hampshire — A third-place finish didn't deliver the boost Nikki Haley wanted as she tries to turn the race into a one-on-one with Donald Trump. — Nikki Haley had hoped to vault into New Hampshire ahead of next Tuesday's …

Discussion: Fox News, HuffPost, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, NPR, The American Conservative, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Sacramento Bee, NBC News, Boston Herald, Washington Examiner and Althouse

Associated Press:

Live updates: DeSantis and Haley race for second place in Iowa — Donald Trump has won Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses. The former president's victory gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire.

Fox News:

Trump says he is ‘honored,’ ‘invigorated’ after winning Iowa caucuses: ‘We want to Make America Great Again’ — EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said he feels “invigorated” and “greatly honored” after winning the 2024 Iowa caucuses, telling Fox News Digital that he feels “strong” for our country.

Discussion: Semafor, The Daily Signal, Forbes, Blaze Media and The Messenger

NBC News:

Trump plans to attend start of new E. Jean Carroll trial after Iowa caucuses — The former president will travel from Iowa, where NBC News projects he has won the first-in-the-nation caucuses, to the first day of the defamation damages trial in New York. — Former President Donald Trump intends …

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg, The Messenger, Associated Press, New York Times, CBS News, NPR, Raw Story, Just Security and New York Daily News

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Key Trump Lawyer Withdraws as Manhattan Criminal Trial Nears — Joseph Tacopina brought extensive experience with high-profile cases to former president Donald J. Trump's legal team. — Joseph Tacopina, the trial lawyer on Donald J. Trump's legal team with the most successes defending high-profile clients …

Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story, Slate, Business Insider, Rolling Stone, National Review and The Messenger

Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
About half of Iowa GOP caucusgoers identify with MAGA movement, early entrance poll shows

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NBC News:
Iowa caucus 2024 live updates: Process kicks off as Haley, Trump and others seek GOP delegates

Washington Post:
Live updates Donald Trump wins the Iowa GOP presidential caucuses, AP projects

Discussion: NBC News, CBS News, Axios, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, WCNC-TV, HuffPost, WATN, Daily Kos and Wall Street Journal

David Korzinski / Angus Reid Institute:
State of the Nations: Canadians fear for the impacts of another Trump term as U.S. Election 2024 looms

Discussion: The Free Press, HuffPost, The American Conservative, Twitchy, RedState, The New Civil Rights Movement and Reuters

Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Vivek Ramaswamy Crosses Trump Just in Time for Iowa Caucus

Discussion: The Messenger, NBC News, Des Moines Register, Heatmap News, The Gateway Pundit, Rolling Stone, Fox News, Semafor, Bloomberg, Iowa Starting Line, PoliticusUSA, Washington Post, The Western Journal, The Hill, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, National Review and Mediaite

McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
You Should Go to a Trump Rally — If Donald Trump has benefited from one underappreciated advantage …

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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina withdraws from ex-president's cases

Discussion: ABC News, New York Times, The Messenger, CBS News, Washington Times, Political Wire and Raw Story

Graham Kates / CBS News:
Stormy Daniels says she's “set to testify” in Trump's New York criminal trial in March

Discussion: The Hill, CNBC, Political Wire and Law & Crime

New York Times:
Iowa Pandering Has Been Scarce in This Unusual Republican Primary

Discussion: CNN, Washington Examiner and BBC

New York Times:
The Responsibility of Republican Voters

Discussion: The Messenger, Washington Examiner, RedState, Wisconsin Examiner, Wall Street Journal, Breitbart and The Daily Caller

Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
CNN Anchor Grills Ex-2024 Hopeful on Trump Endorsement: ‘Why Get Behind Him Now?’

Discussion: Associated Press, The American Conservative, Raw Story and HuffPost

Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Former Trump Aide Scaramucci Says He Will Campaign for Biden Against Trump in 2024

Discussion: The Hill and HuffPost

John McCormack / The Dispatch:
Courting the Kook Vote in Iowa, Vivek Draws the Ire of Trump

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Bloomberg:
DeSantis Has Enough Cash to Sustain 2024 Bid Into March, Adviser Says

Discussion: Sacramento Bee, Political Wire and The Hill

Politico:
Trump's ghost stalks Davos

Discussion: The Daily Caller, RedState, Raw Story and Bloomberg

New York Times:

Iowa Caucus Results — Donald J. Trump wins the Iowa Republican caucus. — Race called by The Associated Press. — Latest results from just now — 39% of votes in — Republican Caucus — Candidate Votes — Pct. Delegates Del. — 23,736 — 52.8% — 8,994 — 20.0%

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Federalist, The Dispatch, CNN, Washington Examiner, Vox, Breitbart, Raw Story, National Review, Deseret News, The American Conservative, The American Spectator, Reason, Blaze Media, Forbes, Responsible Statecraft and Daily Kos

Bader Katy / ABC News:

Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility — Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed it was targeting “the headquarters of spies.” — This is a breaking news story please check back for updates. — Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil …

Discussion: Fox News, The Guardian, TIME, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, NBC News, Washington Examiner, Axios, New York Times, RedState and Exposing the role …

Reuters:
Iran's Guards attack ‘espionage centers’ in Iraq's Erbil - state media

Lorraine Mirabella / Baltimore Sun:

The Baltimore Sun purchased by Sinclair's David D. Smith — The Baltimore Sun, the largest newspaper in Maryland, has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith, executive chairman of Hunt Valley-based television station owner Sinclair Inc. — Smith said Monday that he acquired Baltimore Sun Media …

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John Sakellariadis / Politico:

‘Scared to Death’: Local election officials on edge ahead of 2024 vote — America's frontline election workers are bracing for another torrent of conspiracy theories and attacks from election deniers. — Election officials across the U.S. are confident they can overcome foreign …

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Nota Bene — Keep an eye on how the national press covers this. The White House, as you know, has been under immense pressure to offer concessions to address the continuing large number of migrants coming to the US-Mexico border. Now there's a bipartisan compromise bill in the Senate.

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Kate Yoder / Grist:

How YouTube's climate deniers turned into climate doomers — A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work. — Imagine if you could walk from your house to anywhere you needed to go in less than 15 minutes: the pharmacy, the bakery, the gym, and then back to the bakery.

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