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Ron DeSantis ended his campaign for president. The race for the Republican nomination is now a head-to-head contest between Nikki Haley and Donald Trump. The famously independent New Hampshire voters are going to determine how serious a contest it is.

With only days before the New Hampshire primary, Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He endorsed former president Donald Trump — raising the stakes for former South Carolina governor & U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley.

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Former President Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucuses by a big margin. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis comes in second. How critical is the next contest in New Hampshire for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley?

This week's Daily Discussion includes a look at the Iowa Republican caucuses. Reid Epstein, a politics correspondent for The New York Times, takes us inside one of the caucuses. Shane Goldmacher, a national political reporter, walks us through the final results.

Former president Donald Trump won the Iowa Republican caucuses with over 50 percent of the votes. Florida governor Ron DeSantis placed second and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley third. We look at what to expect as they all now head to New Hampshire.

Donald Trump has a dominant polling lead going into the Iowa caucuses. Iowa voters tend to care more about candidates who can speak more to small-town and religious values.

The Florida governor staked his candidacy on a victory in Iowa, a victory that now seems increasingly remote. Shane Goldmacher, a national political reporter for The Times, and the Daily producers explain what Mr. DeSantis’s challenge has looked like on the ground in Iowa.

Rachel Maddow and her prime time MSNBC colleagues look ahead to Monday's Iowa caucuses and discuss Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis debating, Chris Christie dropping out of the Republican primary race, and Donald Trump's Fox News town hall.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida was considered by many in his party to be the biggest threat to Donald Trump. He was seen as someone who could win over the voters who were tired of Trump’s antics. Now, with just days to go until the Iowa caucuses, we ask: Did anti-Trump Republicans rally around the wrong candidates?