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DeSantis lost big, but there were some memorable episodes.

The announcement brought an end to the national rise of Florida’s ambitious governor.

“On some of his policies and this campaign against wokeness — I don’t think it’s important,” one voter said.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he is dropping out of the presidential race Sunday, ending the long-held ambitions of the man whom his backers previously deemed “America’s Governor” and who had positioned himself as the torchbearer for the next generation of Republican leadership. DeSantis made the announcement in a video posted to the social media site X just before 3 p.m. “Following our ...

(History says no.)

DeSantis’ supporters in New Hampshire wonder when he’ll drop out, not if.

Polls that showed the former president boasting a huge lead proved correct. Now comes the race for second place.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Ron DeSantis bet almost all of his presidential ambitions on Iowa. In the end, it was enough to help him stave off disaster. DeSantis finished second to former President Donald Trump in Monday’s Iowa caucuses, a long-expected — but in recent weeks, far from guaranteed — outcome that should keep some wind in his campaign’s sails going forward. The Associated Press ...

Here’s how the Associated Press explained how it would declare the winner.

In the end, Iowans just weren’t convinced by the governor’s blitz across the nation’s first presidential caucus state.