COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican Party’s once-crowded 2024 presidential primary field has suddenly shrunk to just a handful of viable candidates.
Instead, the fight between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis for a distant second place appears to be intensifying.
Political Cartoons View All 1244 Images“Now I’m hoping the field clears and it’s Nikki Haley one-on-one with the former president,” Druckenmillier told The Associated Press.
Scott entered the 2024 campaign to much anticipation — especially in Iowa — as a close friend to Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and a devoted evangelical Christian.
And his modest share of support in late-summer Iowa polls shrunk by late fall as DeSantis and Haley appeared more viable.
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