Yup, DeSantis Is 'Dead In The Water' In New Hampshire

Turning in a solid third-place finish in Iowa's caucuses, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley declared the candidacy of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to be over and moved on to New Hampshire.

"I can safely say, tonight Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race," Haley told supporters Monday at a post-caucus event.

Gutsy? Perhaps. But politics is all in the framing, and she's probably not wrong.

DeSantis' candidacy is dead on arrival in New Hampshire despite a statement from his campaign declaring, "They threw everything at Ron DeSantis. They couldn’t kill him. He is not only still standing, but he’s now earned his ticket out of Iowa."

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