That explains why Trump got about half of all the Republican votes in Iowa, leaving DeSantis far behind.
That should tell you a lot about Iowa voters, but enough of them also voted for DeSantis and Haley.
When I spoke to the Haley campaign early Monday morning, before the Iowa caucuses had begun, they said they were shifting toward Trump, seemingly writing DeSantis off as their closest threat.
DeSantis himself said last week that his finish in Iowa could “upend” Trump’s lead in the GOP primary.
Join us on Twitter and FacebookAnd as one DeSantis campaign committee member said, “a close second would be a successful outcome,” and “third place is not good.”Needless to say, DeSantis did not win.
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