Seth Masket: “Nationally, the Republican presidential nomination contest has been caught in cement for months, with former President Donald Trump holding a principally insurmountable lead. However nationwide measures of state nomination contests might be deceptive. The Iowa caucuses — the primary contest — are trying extra aggressive, and two new endorsements simply made them extra so.”
“Iowa evangelical chief Bob Vander Plaats introduced yesterday that he was endorsing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president. Simply two weeks in the past, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds additionally introduced her endorsement of DeSantis.”