99 counties, despite visiting only 15 of them. florida governor ron desantis came in a distant second, receiving 21% of support in the hawkeye state. 30 points behind trump and just 2 points ahead of former south carolina governor nikki haley. this year s republican caucuses had the lowest turnout since the year 2000, drawing around 108,000 voters. that s about 14% of the state s registered republicans. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 16th. how did the results reflect compared to the polls? i think there was a big winner, and i think there was a big loser. the big winner, of course, donald trump. he got over 50% of the vote. the big loser, of course, the republican party, who is strapped with a republican loser, a seven-time loser. the problem for republicans is they started in iowa. this is just a perennial problem for the gop. it really, willie, is a problem that the democrats fixed, but you go back and look. who won in 2008? mike huckabee.
we thank you for your support. you helped us get a ticket punched out of the hawkeye state. thank you, iowa. we re going to continue on. we re going to make you proud, and we re off to new hampshire. the republican presidential candidates saying good-bye to iowa after the first nominating contest of 2024. we ll have complete coverage of the caucuses, which were completely dominated by donald trump. and how the results could impact the first primary in the race happening next week in new hampshire. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 16th, the morning after the iowa caucuses. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and as expected, donald trump easily won the iowa republican caucuses last night. the nbc news decision desk projecting him as the winner just 35 minutes after caucusing began. trump ended up 51% of the vote, winning 98 of the state s 99 counties despite visiting only 15 of them. this career s republican ca
people of iowa. the threw everything at the kitchen sink at us. inspite of all that they threw at us, everyone against us. we have our ticket punched out of iowa. when you look at how we re doing in new hampshire, in south carolina, i can safely say tonight i will make this republican primary a two-person race. bill: how about donald trump taking iowa by storm? and by sleet, hail, rain, wind, not really rain. but definitely arctic chill. historic landslide the caucuses. the race moves on to new hampshire a week from today. could be a whole new ballgame. if you were with us late last night we say good morning. back in des moines. i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino. we re the last men stand. the former president clearing 50% and the majority of the vote and running up the score with nearly every key voting group in communities across the hawkeye state. ron desantis edging out nikki haley for second place. giving his campaign a shot of adrenaline before they go to so
voters head to caucus sites tonight. four republican candidates are hoping for their votes. you are watching fox and friends, i m carley shimkus. todd: the train is pulling out today and it ain t stopping until november 5th. donald trump, nikki haley, ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy spent the weekend making their final push. alexandria hoff has more. alexandria: 40 delegates are up for grabs. former president trump has not spent much time in state due to court dates. others are making up that ground. under crooked joe our country is dying, in a position it has never been in. we will make america great again. i beat biden, according to wall street journal and others by 17 points. bring friends and family with you when you do it. i promise you our best days are yet to come. i m running for your issues and your family s issues and to turn this country around. can we get this done? bring it home. if you do your parts, we will do our part to make sure not in a fak
i get it. i know it s going to be cold. but think about this. you get to set the direction for the country. the first contest of the 2024 republican presidential nomination happens tonight in iowa, but voters will have to face dangerously cold temperatures to cast their ballots. meanwhile on capitol hill, its appears congress has a deal to keep the government funded until march despite threats from far right republicans in the house. and also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east following another u.s.-led air strike on houthi targets in yemen. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 15th. martin luther king day and also iowa caucus day. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we will begin this morning in iowa. the caucuses there tonight will be the first nominating contest of the very consequential 2024 presidential campaign. but turnout in iowa could be a real issue because it will be an ab