Florida man facing 91 criminal counts wins Iowa caucuses

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     January 16, 2024 It was a wild night in Iowa. It was the state's [coldest-ever caucus](, reaching a negative 13 degrees Fahrenheit. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis [came in second place](, clinching about 21 percent of the vote and surpassing former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, whose [so-called surge]( wasn't enough to beat back DeSantis, as my colleague David Corn [pointed out](. I don't need to name the winner—my colleagues have better ways of describing him and his followers. MoJo editor Jeremy Schulman [calls him]( the "Florida man facing 91 criminal counts." [According to]( David Corn, his believers—"right-wing authoritarians and conspiracy theorists"—were the big winners of the night. However you describe him, he appears to be here to stay, his orange-hued fingers gripped firmly around the GOP electorate—even [as he sits]( in a Manhattan courtroom today, just hours after his win, waiting for jurors to rule on how much he must pay up to columnist E. Jean Carroll after a jury [ruled]( that he sexually abused her in the 1990s and subsequently defamed her. —Julianne McShane Advertisement [Antioch University]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Florida Man Facing 91 Criminal Counts Wins Iowa Caucuses]( Donald Trump crushed his Republican rivals. BY JEREMY SCHULMAN SPONSORED CONTENT BY ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY   Is Zero Waste Possible, Even With A Circular Economy? Worried about the future of our planet and waste reduction? [Join our virtual event this Friday (1/19)](! We've assembled a panel of distinguished experts from NGOs and the private sector to discuss whether achieving 'Zero Waste' is attainable. Don't miss this enlightening conversation hosted by Antioch's Environmental Studies programs! [Trending] [Nikki Haley says no more debates unless Trump is on stage]( BY ARIANNA COGHILL   [Three migrants drowned after Texas's attempt to seize control of the border]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE   [Kansans voted to protect abortion rights. Republicans are still trying to ban them.]( BY ARI BERMAN   [Far-right Trump activist thinks the Deep State created the blizzard in Iowa]( BY KIERA BUTLER Advertisement [Antioch University]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [The staggering carbon footprint of Israel’s war in Gaza]( “The military’s environmental exceptionalism allows them to pollute with impunity." BY NINA LAKHANI [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755