test for republican candidates to begin a march toward the gop nomination for the white house. you re in the faulkner focus. the action starts at 7:00 p.m. central. 8:00 p.m. eastern. iowans will gather in community centers, churches and school auditoriums. 1600 locations across the state. top republican candidates with event after event today crisscrossing the state in the lead-up to tonight and some have been to all 99 counties, vivek ramaswamy went twice 99 times two. going by recent polling former president donald trump could come away with a record breaking victory. former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is hoping all the recent attention plays out for her today. florida governor ron desantis is in a battle with her for second place now. it s not over, of course. there is that line about the fat lady singing. it is not over until it s over. the candidates with last-minute jabs over the weekend. we re already moving up in the polls. everybody else is moving down. we see t