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US presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa

Ted Cruz’s caucus victory deals a harsh blow to Donald Trump, who has dominated the Republican field for months.

The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
Workers take down a US flag following a campaign stop by Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, in Adel, Iowa [Brian Snyder/Reuters]
Published On 2 Feb 2016

Ted Cruz, a fiery conservative Texas senator, swept to victory in Iowa’s Republican caucus, overcoming billionaire Donald Trump and Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

Among Democrats, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders rode a wave of voter enthusiasm to a virtual tie with Hillary Clinton, long considered her party’s frontrunner.

Cruz’s victory in Monday’s caucuses was a harsh blow for Trump, the supremely confident property mogul who has stirred up the Republican field for months with controversial statements about women and minorities.

The focus of the 2016 US presidential race now switches to next week’s New Hampshire primary.

The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
A protester holds a sign and is removed from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign rally at the University of Iowa [Scott Morgan/Reuters]
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The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
Marvelous Marquee Mike performs a parody of the Van Halen song Jump outside a campaign rally with Donald Trump in Marshalltown, Iowa [Brian Snyder/Reuters]
The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
Wendy Keen, of Iowa City, listens as Hillary Clinton speaks in North Liberty, Iowa [Scott Morgan/Reuters]
The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
Senator Marco Rubio, the Republican presidential candidate, and his family pray during the opening of a caucus site [Paul Sancya/AP]
The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
Josh Kent celebrates as Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz wins the Iowa caucus [Charlie Neibergall/AP]
The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders cheer during his caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa [Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters]
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The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
A supporter wears his Ted Cruz T-shirt at a Iowa caucus rally in Des Moines, Iowa [Brian C Frank/Reuters]
The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
Protesters gather outside a campaign event for Donald Trump in Council Bluffs, Iowa [Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]
The presidential roadshow kicks off in Iowa
The Iowa caucus was the first official test of candidates seeking their parties' nominations [Craig Lassig/EPA]