The 2024 presidential election has kicked off in earnest, as Republicans in Iowa head to the polls – trudging through snow and record-setting frigid temperatures – to pick their preferred GOP nominee.
“Everyone assumes that Trump is going to have a blowout here, and I'm not sure that’s going to be the case,” says Tim Hagle, political science professor at the University of Iowa.
“It seems unlikely – not impossible, but unlikely – for DeSantis to win in Iowa,” Hagle says.
“A lot of political commentators have said Iowa is make or break for DeSantis.
“If Trump does well there, it means that he’s going to be pulling in evangelicals.
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