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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican presidential nominating contest on Monday,

Cruz, a conservative lawmaker from Texas, won with 28 percent of the
vote compared to 24 percent for businessman Trump. Marco Rubio, a
U.S. senator from Florida, came in third place with 23 percent, easily
making him the leader among establishment Republican candidates.
On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was
in a virtual tie with rival Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic
socialist U.S. senator from Vermont. With 93 percent of the precincts
reporting Clinton led with 50.1 percent to Sanders’ 49.3 percent.
Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, who had trouble gaining
any traction in the Democratic race, planned to suspend his
campaign. He was in third place with 0.5 percent.
Cruz’s win and Rubio’s strong showing could dent the momentum for
Trump, whose candidacy has alarmed the Republican establishment
and been marked by controversies such as his calls for a temporary
ban on Muslims entering the United States.
“Tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across Iowa and
all across this great nation,” Cruz said, adding that the results
showed that the nominee would not be chosen by the media, the
Washington establishment or lobbyists. Trump congratulated Cruz
and said he still expected to win the Republican nomination.
“I’m just honoured, I’m really honoured,” Trump told supporters. He
said he looked forward to the next contest next week in New
Hampshire, where polls show him ahead. Rubio’s third place finish
established him as the Republican establishment’s main alternative
to Trump and Cruz. “I am grateful to you, Iowa. You believed in me
when others didn’t think it was possible,” he said.
The results could have ramifications in upcoming races. “There is now
blood in the water for Donald Trump,” said Republican strategist Ron
Bonjean. “Ted Cruz proved he could successfully beat back Trump
attacks because he had a great ground game and identified well with
evangelical voters.” Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said he
was suspending his campaign for the Republican party nomination.
Huckabee won the Iowa caucus in 2008.
Iowa has held the first nominating contests, called caucuses, since
the early 1970s, giving it extra weight in the U.S. electoral process
that can translate into momentum for winning candidates.
The caucuses are voter gatherings that take place in 1,100 schools,
churches and other public locations across the Midwestern state.
The 2016 election is shaping up to be the year of angry voters as
disgruntled Americans worry about issues such as immigration,
terrorism, income inequality and healthcare, fuelling the campaigns of
Trump, Sanders and Cruz....france 24

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