AS IT IS 2016-02-03 Cruz Over Trump, While Dems in Dead Heat

AS IT IS 2016-02-03 Cruz Over Trump¹, While Dems in Dead Heat

U.S. presidential candidate Ted² Cruz has won the Republican party contest in the Iowa caucuses⁴, the first in the United States.

However, Democratic Party voters in Iowa split evenly between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

At this writing, Hillary Clinton has support of 49.8 percent of voters. Bernie Sanders had 49.6 percent.

The only other Democratic Party candidate, Martin O’Malley received less than one percent. The former governor of Maryland announced earlier in the vote count that he would suspend his campaign.

Texas Senator Cruz finished the night with 28 percent of the Republican Party vote. He thanked his supporters in Iowa after the results were announced. He called his win a victory for “courageous⁵ conservatives” across Iowa and the United States.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders also spoke⁶ at sites in Iowa. Neither claimed victory.

Both congratulated each other. Clinton suggested that she and Bernie Sanders had generated an important conversation among Democrats⁷. Senator Sanders of Vermont thanked Clinton for her “vigorous” campaigning.

Sanders said Iowans sent a clear message in their support of him. He said the American people have said that it is “too late for establishment politics and establishment economics.”

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke of what she will do for the country. She brought cheers when she said, “I am a progressive who gets things done for people.”

Republican businessman Donald Trump came in second with 24 percent of the vote. Trump has led the pack of Republican candidates for months. The New York Times called his second-place finish “humbling.”

But the biggest surprise among the Republicans was how well Marco Rubio did. The Florida senator finished close behind Trump with 23 percent of the vote.

At a hotel in Des Moines, Rubio appealed to undecided voters as he warned that the nation had reached a "turning point."

"I believe with all my heart that if I am the nominee⁸, I can unite this party, because if we are not united, we cannot win," said Rubio.

At another caucus³ site in the capital, Trump told supporters that he was the candidate that can "bring our country back."

The other Republican candidates each received percentages in the single digits⁹. One of them, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, has now suspended his presidential campaign.

The results in Iowa are providing the first firm evidence of voter sentiment, after a year of fierce campaigning.

The voter turnout was strong.  Large crowds filled churches, gymnasiums, and other public buildings across the largely rural state.

Iowa's first-in-the-nation vote is seen as an important way for candidates to gain energy in the U.S. primary election process. Such events will continue to be held state-by-state until around mid-June.

Words in This Story

courageous -- adj. brave, fearless

conservatives -- n. leaning politically to the right, traditional, not wanting change

congratulate -- v. to offer best wishes

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

3 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

4 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

5 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

9 digits   

n.数字( digit的名词复数 )；手指，足趾

参考例句：

• The number 1000 contains four digits. 1000是四位数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The number 410 contains three digits. 数字 410 中包括三个数目字。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》