Indian-American Nikki Haley finished third in the Iowa caucuses and stated that she is the only Republican candidate who can take on Donald Trump and Joe Biden to prevent a "Trump-Biden nightmare". The caucuses marked the beginning of the process to choose the presidential nominees for the November election. Haley emphasized that her campaign is the best hope to avoid a Trump-Biden rematch. She claimed that the Republican primary has become a two-person race and criticized Trump and Biden for their similarities and lack of vision for the country's future.