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Jan 2024
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Trump’s Domination and the Battle for No...

The New York Times
About this episode

At the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday night, Donald J. Trump secured a runaway victory. The only real drama was the fight for second place.

Reid Epstein, who covers politics for The Times, takes us inside one of the caucuses, and Shane Goldmacher, a national political reporter, walks us through the final results.

Guest: Reid J. Epstein, a politics correspondent for The New York Times, and

Shane Goldmacher, a national political reporter for The New York Times.

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For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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