Ron — not Don — and an act of God descend on Iowa

Ron — not Don — and an act of God descend on Iowa

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Ron DeSantis declined to go after Donald Trump directly on Saturday during his most high-profile swing through Iowa to date. Fortunately for the Florida governor, the prospect of a literal tornado kept Trump away — and out of the spotlight.

The anticipated Hawkeye State split screen between two candidates leading Republican polls failed to materialize as Trump canceled his rally amid severe weather warnings, giving DeSantis, who has yet to announce his campaign, all the attention as he traversed the state.

After an onslaught of negative coverage about DeSantis’ campaign tanking before it takes off, sliding poll numbers and Trump reveling after his primetime CNN town hall...

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