Ted Cruz's organizational strength, his well-funded super PAC and his retail politicking carried the day as the Texas senator bested the billionaire businessman, 28% to 24%, on the strength of evangelical voters.
Monday night's triumph also suggested there are limits to Trump's attacks, too -- showing that voters didn't penalize him for his Canadian birth and his relative lack of friends in Washington, as the real estate mogul had hoped.
But Cruz will find himself on shakier ground as the race shifts to New Hampshire, where Trump has a sizable lead in the polls and establishment candidates such as Rubio are likely to fare better with voters.
For all of Cruz's success in Iowa, the results also underscored the threat posed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, another freshman of Cuban heritage, who finished a strong third with 23%.
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