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DeSantis Campaign Bites the Dust
With no path to the Republican Party nomination, Gov. Ron DeSantis is headed back to Florida after endorsing — who else? — Donald Trump.
“DeSantis’ Future Uncertain as New Hampshire Primary Approaches,” wrote Real Clear Politics staff reporter Philip Wegmann on Friday
“The man from Florida bet the farm on Iowa, and he came up short,” began Wegmann. “His campaign has now staged a sort of rearguard retreat, mostly sidestepping New Hampshire to focus instead on South Carolina. Their new goal is to scuttle the chances of Nikki Haley in her own backyard and somehow consolidate support in the process.”
“Trump Won the Only Real Ticket Out of Iowa,” Ed Kilgore admitted for New York Magazine after the Iowa caucus last week.
“Not dropping out yet: DeSantis still sees ‘pathway’ to nomination,’” wrote Susan Ferrechio for the Washington Times on the same day. “His optimistic outlook persisted even as he is poised to place a distant third in the primary here on Tuesday and is running in third place in the next big contest in South Carolina.”
Third place, it seems, didn’t count for the DeSantis campaign.
“Reversing the decline of this nation requires leadership that delivers big results for the people we are elected to serve,” said Gov. DeSantis in an address to the nation…