DeSantis Future Uncertain as New Hampshire Primary Approaches | RealClearPolitics
MANCHESTER, N.H. His presidential political obituary had already been published, his super PAC was in the process of making layoffs, and his campaign staff were caravaning out of Iowa when Ron DeSantis dialed into the Hugh Hewitt Show to indicate a sign of life.
The attempt would come before the commercial break.
Do you have the money and the staff and the ability to compete through the end of March? Hewitt asked after the Florida governor navigated easier questions on topics like constitutional law and the Supreme Court. Oh, yes on that. 100%, DeSantis replied. We can do that.
Except it is not at all clear that he can: The man from Florida bet the farm on Iowa, and he came up short. 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.