A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis has hit 99 Iowa counties, but a new survey from Suffolk University suggests Hawkeye State Republicans weren’t impressed.
The poll, released hours after DeSantis’ CNN debate with Nikki Haley, shows the Florida Governor with just 13% support, which is his worst number in any Iowa survey to date.
The Governor trails Donald Trump (54%) and Nikki Haley (20%), but leads Vivek Ramaswamy (6%) and Chris Christie. The former New Jersey Governor had 2% support and withdrew from the race Wednesday.
Some data could be spun as positive for DeSantis, He’s the top second choice of 26% of respondents, which is the best performance of any candidate in that regard. His 58% approval in Iowa is better than that of Haley, who is at 49%. But overall, the poll numbers and DeSantis’ 41-point deficit suggests Monday will be as bleak inside the caucuses as the winter gloom will be outside.
After the debate Wednesday, DeSantis said his backers would show up and show out at Monday’s vote.
“I do better when I’m underestimated. I like being the underdog. And so, I’m not a prognosticator. I think if you look at what we’ve done here, the organization that we built, the tens of thousands of Iowans that have already committed to caucus, everything, we’ve done it the right way. We’ve gone to all 99 counties,” DeSantis told Anderson Cooper.
“And I think you’re seeing that. You’re going to start to see that more and more even through the weekend. … My people are going to come out in negative 20 (degrees). They’re going to come out and do it. But at the same time, you know, I’d rather be underestimated, so I hope everyone says all that and then on caucus night, you know, we’re going to do well.”
If the Governor wanted to be underestimated, this poll certainly obliged.
8 comments
Hamas Villages, Florida
January 11, 2024 at 9:53 am
https://desantislies.com/
Dont Say FLA
January 11, 2024 at 1:32 pm
Would be interesting to see if they way ethanol played out is they way Rhonda predicted 17 years ago in his ethanol article referenced on Haley’s RhondaLies website.
Beyond that, the most interesting aspect to Haley’s RhondaLies website is that she knew far enough in advance about every attack Rhonda planned to use such that she could have a website of them made and available during the debate.
How’d she do that? Easy. Everybody Hates Rhonda. The closer people are to Rhonda, the more they hate him and the more they only stay close for opportunities to undermine him.
LOL @ Sad, hateful little Rhonda. Payback’s hell ain’t it Rhonda?
Henry Lerner
January 11, 2024 at 10:36 am
He’s quite literally one of the most out of touch with the everyday person politician i’ve ever seen. Spending all his messaging and political capital on this weird “Anti-Woke” agenda that almost nobody out here in the real world actually cares one iota about.
PeterH
January 11, 2024 at 10:37 am
Republicans will quickly learn what Democrats and Independents have known for quite time…… Iowa is no longer a bellwether of America’s electorate.
Dont Say FLA
January 11, 2024 at 1:13 pm
Shhhhhh! Don’t Tell! Let them kept wasting their money there
MH/Duuuval
January 11, 2024 at 10:52 am
These polls AG is using don’t square with the media coverage of Dee in Iowa. He has put all his chips in on this bet, tho might stagger through to NH regardless of the results. (With Christie out, Nikki may benefit in the caucus.)
No One Wants Ron
January 11, 2024 at 11:18 am
Drop out DeSantis!
John L
January 11, 2024 at 12:09 pm
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
All that wasted time and money. DUH Santis needs to start playing the Morgan Wallen Song wasted.
He wasted his entire political career running to the right of trump for a flop presidential run .hahahahah
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