5 things that went well for DeSantis in Iowa on Saturday
A tornado watch kept Donald Trump away from his planned rally in Iowa on Saturday — and Ron DeSantis took full advantage, barnstorming the state in the former president’s absence.
Though Trump is trouncing DeSantis in national polls, the gap isn’t quite as massive in Iowa. If the Florida governor can convince Iowans he’s the better bet to beat President Joe Biden — and parlay that momentum into strong performances in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — the current national polls may not matter much.
Those are a lot of ifs. But as DeSantis girds to take on Trump directly and to formally announce his candidacy in the coming weeks, he’ll need to replicate the type of momentum he showed i...
