Former President Donald Trump has won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses, securing all 29 delegates and bringing his total to 276, while his rival Nikki Haley has 43. The win comes ahead of Super Tuesday, where 16 states will hold contests. Trump and President Biden are leading their respective races and are on track to secure their party nominations. North Dakota's Democratic-NPL Party is holding a presidential primary almost entirely by mail, with President Biden and Rep. Dean Phillips among the candidates.
Michigan Republicans are facing chaos and confusion as they hold their presidential caucuses, with a leadership dispute causing multiple conventions to be planned simultaneously. Former President Donald Trump is expected to dominate the delegate votes, despite the intraparty turmoil. The disarray stems from a dispute between the current and former state party chairs, leading to conflicting emails and confusion among delegates. Despite court rulings and RNC support for the current chair, factions of the party are planning their own conventions, raising concerns about legal jeopardy and delegate participation.
The Iowa Democratic Party has approved Jan. 15 as the date for the in-person portion of its 2024 presidential caucuses, coinciding with the Iowa Republican caucuses. However, the mail-in portion of the caucuses remains unresolved, as Iowa Democrats have not yet determined when they will tally and announce the results. The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee has found Iowa's delegate selection plan to be out of compliance with party rules and has set a postmark deadline of March 5, 2024, or later for mail-in preference cards. The presidential nominating calendar continues to be in flux as national Democrats seek to reorder the process.
Iowa Republicans have announced that their presidential caucuses will be held on January 15, 2024, making it the earliest date since 2012. Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann expressed confidence in the state's first-in-the-nation status after discussions with RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. The selection of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as the caucus date raised questions, but Kaufmann stated that it was the earliest and most natural date and that it honors King's legacy. The date for Iowa's 2024 Democratic presidential caucuses has not yet been set, as state Democrats have opted to break from tradition and allow South Carolina Democrats to cast their votes first.
