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DES MOINES, Iowa—Somehow, they were both right.
Addressing supporters at his caucus after-party outside Des Moines Monday night, Ron DeSantis claimed his second place performance meant his campaign “got our ticket punched out of Iowa.”
Just minutes later, addressing her own supporters down the road, Nikki Haley was even more bullish about her presidential bid, after nipping at DeSantis’ heels in a state where he has long seemed inevitable to finish ahead of her. “I can safely say tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race,” she said.