Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman recorded this immediately after the Iowa Caucus wrapped up its voting, weighing in on the surge by Nikki Haley only to still finish behind Ron DeSantis. Trump got over 50% of the vote to finish with a strong showing despite hardly campaigning in Iowa, and now it's on to New Hampshire where DeSantis will most likely end his campaign while Haley will hold on for dear life until at least South Carolina.

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