The establishment won in Iowa

Published January 16, 2024 1:53pm ET



The biggest takeaway from the Iowa caucuses is not one about any individual candidate’s performance. It is that the establishment won once again.

Some people were outraged that media outlets announced former President Donald Trump as the winner just minutes into the caucuses before most people had even voted. ABC News, the Associated Press, CNN, and NBC News all called the race despite their respective policies prohibiting them from doing so before all polls close.

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