With about 90% of the votes in Iowa tallied according to the Associated Press, one-time mini-Trump Ron DeSantis appears to have locked up the runner-up position in the Republican caucus, edging out former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who has been concentrating most of her effort in next week’s New Hampshire primary.
DeSantis will finish with around 21% of the vote to Haley’s 19%; both trail Trump’s 51%. DeSantis spent a lot of time and effort in Iowa, including overtly visiting all 99 of the state’s counties. Finishing in a virtual tie for second with Haley denies DeSantis any momentum.
And finally, it is my pleasure to announce that annoying bro candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has suspended his campaign, according to NBC News. ‘Bout time.