Cruz beats Trump in Iowa presidential race...

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Cruz beats Trump in Iowa presidential race, Rubio takes third place

DES MOINES, IOWA | BY STEVE HOLLAND AND GINGER GIBSON

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican presidential nominating contest on Monday, dealing a big upset to the national front-runner in the race to be their party's White House nominee in 2016.

 

Cruz, a conservative lawmaker from Texas, won with 28 percent of the vote compared to 24 percent for businessman Trump, according to MSNBC.

 

Marco Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, came in third place with 23 percent, making him easily the leader among establishment Republican candidates.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a slim lead in the Democratic race over rival Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist U.S. senator from Vermont...

More at the link.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-idUSKCN0VA25L

 

Looks like the 2016 election might be a lot more boring than anticipated.