Ted Cruz has won the Iowa caucuses, the first contest that actually counts in the 2016 U.S. presidential nominating race.
Ahead of the event, Donald Trump was in the lead,
The businessman summed up his second place finish.
IN: "unbelieveable...
OUT: ..unbelieveable...unbelieable (applause fade")
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Donald Trump tried to put a positive spin on his second place finish and be a gracious loser.
IN: "I'm ust...
OUT: ...congratulations...(applause fade)"
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is suspending his campaign.
The man who virtually tied with Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, is seen as a much stronger choice leaving Iowa.
He put the focus on the Democrats.
IN: "Twenty-sixteen is...
OUT: ..in decline."
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