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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team had knocked on 947,000 doors across Iowa while the candidate had visited all 99 counties. It turns out Iowans just weren’t into him. On Monday, Iowa Republican caucus participants overwhelmingly chose former President Donald Trump in the absence of a clear alternative with a winning look. Nikki Haley argued she’s the one, where DeSantis failed to meet his own expectations of winning Iowa. She will have a lot to prove in New Hampshire next week, based on the depth of feelings for Trump in Iowa. The first voters to cast ballots in the 2024 presidential elect...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' candidacy rolled into Iowa last spring as if it had been designed by a committee of drooling Republican officials in a GOP-leaning state. A Navy veteran, DeSantis had been whisked into a second term and had a fresh set of conservative measures tucked under his arm and an ambitious $100-million political machine built with Iowa in mind. At first blush, it seemed to many to be the key to picking former President Donald Trump's lock on the Hawkeye State's Republican base.

The candidates want to make sure supporters show up on caucus night — even in the cold weather.

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Ahead of Iowa’s presidential caucuses on Monday evening, Elon Musk extended his support to Vivek Ramaswamy, predicting he will do far better in Iowa caucuses.