Absolutely outrageous that the media would participate in election interference by calling the race before tens of thousands of Iowans even had a chance to vote. The media is in the tank for Trump and this is the most egregious example yet.
Congratulations to Donald Trump on securing the Koch endorsement. Like clockwork, the pro-open borders, pro-jail break bill establishment is lining up behind a moderate who has no mathematical pathway of defeating the former president. Every dollar spent on Nikki Haley's
Four days. Three early states. Twelve cities.
@RonDeSantis
is closing his first big swing strong with a massive crowd in Greenville tonight, and they are loving his vision for our Great American Comeback!
Trump has spent over $60 million on 2 things: falsely attacking DeSantis and paying his own legal fees, not a cent on defeating Biden. DeSantis’ sole focus, by contrast, has been campaigning for this country’s future, defeating Biden, and reversing the decline of America.
NEW: Trump’s PAC spent over $40M in first half of 2023 on legal costs for Trump & others involved in investigations, as prosecutors probe arrangements. It’s by far Trump World’s biggest spending right now. W/
@DevlinBarrett
@hsu_spencer
:
"We just made gas stoves tax free in Florida. No sales tax. We will do something similar for these coal-fired ovens. So if we need New York City to come down to Florida, we are going to roll out the red carpet for you guys." -
@RonDeSantis
No one is entitled to this nomination, including Donald Trump. You have to show up and earn it. Ron DeSantis is looking forward to being in Milwaukee Wednesday to share his vision for what he will do as president to reverse our decline and lead an American revival.
We understand Donald Trump is scared to get on the stage because he'd have to finally explain why he didn't build the wall, added nearly $8 trillion to the debt, and turned the country over to Fauci. But even Gavin Newsom had the courage to stand on the stage to debate his own
We've already seen the disastrous results of Donald Trump compromising with Democrats: over $7 trillion in new debt, an unfinished border wall, and the jailbreak First Step Act letting violent criminals back on to the streets.
Republicans across the country know that Ron
NEW: Trump says he will compromise with Democrats on abortion so that they’re nice to him: “Both sides are going to like me.”
Then he says it’s “a terrible thing” babies with heartbeats are protected in Iowa, Florida, and South Carolina.
@RonDeSantis
will NEVER sell out
This is a two-man race and last night proved it once again.
NYT assessed
@RonDeSantis
and his debate victory:
"Gov. Ron DeSantis acted like the former president’s leading challenger at the second Republican presidential debate. Standing center stage at the Ronald Reagan
Statement from
@JamesUthmeierFL
on
@RonDeSantis
' dominant debate performance:
"Tonight, Ron DeSantis showed the nation that he is ready to beat Joe Biden, reverse our nation’s decline, and revive the American Dream."
As I’ve made my way through 98 of Iowa’s 99 counties, Iowans have shared what a critical role
@bobvanderplaats
plays in engaging Iowa’s faith community in the key battles that matter. His support tells Iowans they can trust me to fight and win for them.
We’re thrilled to have
NEW:
@ChuckGrassley
congratulates DeSantis ahead of his visit to his 99th county tomorrow - completing the "Full Grassley."
"I have found it is the best way to show Iowans everyone is important to hear from and no one is forgotten"
This campaign is built for the long-haul. We intend to compete for every single available delegate in New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina and then into March.
That begins on Monday’s Iowa Caucus, and the next day we will kick our campaign into overdrive in both South Carolina
NEW:
@RonDeSantis
' campaign tells me he's heading straight to South Carolina - not NH - after the Iowa caucuses.
The move is intended to signal to
@NikkiHaley
that DeSantis is intent on performing well in her home state, which votes Feb. 24.
My latest:
💪 week for
@RonDeSantis
by every objective measure:
✅ Reynolds endorsement
✅ Debate victory
✅ Over $1 million raised in 24 hours after debate
✅ 24 new Iowa endorsements
✅ A dozen new endorsements from state legislators across the country
Something that has been under the radar during this campaign is how
@RonDeSantis
has made it a point to visit churches throughout Iowa on weekends he is campaigning in the state. These events are rarely open to the media, but they are some of the most powerful ones he has done.
After months of pounding their chest that they already had the race won, Team Trump is now being forced to publicly admit that Ron DeSantis is climbing in Iowa and is a dire threat to their chances of securing the nomination.
NEW:
@RonDeSantis
accepts CNN's debate in New Hampshire. This is the second debate invitation DeSantis has accepted in the Granite State.
Full statement 🔽
NEW: Here comes
@RonDeSantis
in Iowa, where we are making our first TV reservation of the race.
Trump’s continued actions show he’s getting awfully nervous about the Hawkeye State, and he should be. We’re just getting started.
We're one week out from the ABC/WMUR debate - in a state Nikki Haley claims she can win - and she's inexplicably snubbing the state's most important TV station by refusing to commit. These moments last night explain why 🔽
NEW: "Ron DeSantis has picked up 10 endorsements in South Carolina from former backers of Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign, support the Florida governor is hoping can shore up his strength in the first-in-the-South primary state"
No one has worked harder than
@RonDeSantis
in Iowa as he's set to complete the "Full Grassley" on Saturday.
"DeSantis is set to complete his own Iowa tour on Dec. 2 with an event at the "Thunderdome" wedding venue in Newton"
"Prominent Iowa pastors joined Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday in slamming Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for saying her stance on abortion was based on her “truth” instead of “God’s truth” at a forum last week."
"Nobody will ever say DeSantis was outworked"
"If there’s a formula for winning Iowa, DeSantis has checked all the boxes, built all the organization, and done all the work." -
@baseballcrank
on
@RonDeSantis
completing the Full Grassley.
News: Trump will promise later today to reinstate "the Trump Travel Ban," updating it to include "anyone from Gaza" or "anywhere else that threatens our security."
Nikki Haley spent more money per vote than any other candidate in Iowa to get a disastrous third - proving no amount of money can erase her record of caving to the left on every issue important to conservatives. While it may take a few more weeks to fully get there, this will be
In truth, nobody this side of Vivek had worse night than Nikki.
She used debates to gain momentum, DeSantis had 189 awful process stories and she still couldn't get to a distant second. NH isn't the issue - it's that SC and beyond looks more like Iowa
The contrast of California's failures to Florida's success demonstrates that Ron DeSantis is right: decline is merely a choice. Ron DeSantis rejects that choice and, as president, will reverse America’s decline. Whether Newsom or Biden is the Democrat nominee in '24, they both
More proof the entire establishment has their knives out for DeSantis. They know he's the only one who can beat Biden.
But no leader in the country has beaten back the establishment to deliver conservative victories more times than DeSantis. You'll hear more about it tonight.
This is in Politico Playbook this morning. Trump campaign meeting with corporate media who hates us all, but they’re conspiring together to destroy
@RonDeSantis
. The same media that tried to impeach Trump and is trying to put him in prison now, nevertheless toasting his campaign.
Thanks to all our volunteers, supporters, and press embeds for joining Team DeSantis at the tavern last night following a long cold day of hustle on the campaign trail. There’s no doubt
@RonDeSantis
is the hardest working candidate in the race.
Embarrassing cleanup attempt. Even if that is true...If she can’t handle a question as basic as the cause of the Civil War, what does she think is going to happen to her in a general election. The Democrats would eat her lunch.
"It was definitely a Democrat plant. When asked him, he didn't want to answer. He didn't give reporters his name. " --
@NikkiHaley
on question re: cause of Civil War at last night's town hall in Berlin, NH.
@NHGOP
#FITN
New 📺 alert:
"DeSantis' presidential campaign has launched its second TV ad in Iowa. The 30-second ad...includes a video of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaking to crowds in Des Moines last week when she officially endorsed DeSantis."
Ron DeSantis is a true servant leader and no one would have done a better job of pulling our country out of the mess we are currently in.
He and our entire team fought like hell during this race and I am proud to have been a part of it.
"She came to the session leaning toward Trump, but leaves impressed with DeSantis. 'He’s just solid,' she reports. 'Very intelligent and sincere.'''
@PhilipWegmann
tagged along with
@RonDeSantis
in Iowa Thursday. Read his dispatch from the trail.
Following endorsements from Reynolds, Vander Plaats, and 42 state legislators, DeSantis is now enlisting some of the conservative movement's best fighters –
@chiproytx
,
@RepThomasMassie
, and
@GovStitt
– to help him get his message out in IA.
Today, we welcomed nearly 300 Americans who have been in Israel since last week, when the violent attacks by Hamas terrorists began.
Thanks to
@Project_Dynamo1
for helping get them all the way home safely.
Ron DeSantis heads into Caucus Day as an underdog, just the way we like it.
And while they can spin it all they want, expectations for Trump and Haley are sky-high going into tonight.
Donald Trump is leaving the door wide open in the Hawkeye State, and we are capitalizing. The more Iowans see Ron DeSantis in-person, the more his message to reverse our nation’s decline and revive the American Dream will continue to resonate.
Pollster J. Ann Selzer says the race could be “closer than it may first seem.”
63% say they support Trump as their first or second choice in the caucuses or are actively considering him.
That's on par with the 61% who say the same for DeSantis.
Ron DeSantis Releases Plan to Secure Our Border and Stop the Invasion
"The Biden Administration is the critical link in an illegal transnational human smuggling syndicate." -
@RonDeSantis
Read the plan here ->
Team Trump a few days ago: attacked us for sending staff to Iowa.
Team Trump today: We're so nervous about losing Iowa to
@RonDeSantis
we need to send our top advisor there.
Donald Trump is intensifying efforts to win the Iowa Republican caucuses, trying to avoid a less-than-muscular victory in a critical early state that could breathe life into his opponents’ moribund campaigns.
Latest with
@JenniferJJacobs
NEW from
@FoxNews
: "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is being endorsed by 60 Florida bipartisan law enforcement officers on Thursday, a larger number than he received during his 2022 gubernatorial race."
No matter what rhetorical gymnastics act his campaign team tries to perform to attempt to once again cover for him, nobody can change the fact that Donald Trump showed his true colors by insulting Israelis during one of their darkest hours and simultaneously complimenting one of
The first question on Nikki Haley's tele-town tonight hall is sure to get the attention of Ron DeSantis:
"Why haven't you committed to the debate in New Hampshire?" a questioner asks.
"We want to see what happens in Iowa," Haley says, noting she wants Donald Trump on stage.
.
@RonDeSantis
was on 🔥 last night outlining what he will do as president to reverse America’s spiritual decline and champion religious freedom.
“When you stand up for what’s right in this day and age, that is not going to be cost-free. You are going to face blowback, you’re
New from
@RonDeSantis
in the
@DMRegister
:
"The border has been a persistent problem my entire adult life, and that is unacceptable. I will bring this issue to a conclusion once and for all. No excuses, I will get the job done"
"Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has recruited more than 200 mothers and grandmothers to help boost support in Iowa. The Mamas for DeSantis coalition now includes members in all 99 Iowa counties."
While the pressure mounts on Nikki Haley and the Wall Street donors bankrolling her to buy the strong second-place finish in Iowa that her top surrogate is predicting, her closing argument is insulting Iowans by saying their votes will need to be corrected.
Meanwhile, Ron
Unreal.
Nikki Haley belittles Iowa caucus goers — claiming their decisions will need to be corrected by New Hampshire voters.
"You know Iowa starts it. You know that you correct it…and then my sweet state of South Carolina brings it home."
@RonDeSantis
ringing in the New Year in Iowa!
“Donald Trump is running on his issues. Nikki Haley is running on her donors’ issues. I’m the only one running on your issues.”
In case you missed it earlier, awesome endorsement for
@RonDeSantis
from the Sioux City Journal:
"If Iowans want to send a message to fellow Republicans across the country, they need to get behind Ron DeSantis. He speaks their language."
Some Personal News: Excited to join the
@RSLC
team to help build on the historic success they had last cycle and ensure state Republicans keep winning.
"DeSantis launched a new TV ad as he makes his closing pitch to Iowa voters... Titled 'Defeat the Elites,' the 30-second spot focuses on what's at stake if Biden stays in power and why DeSantis is the right Republican to defeat him."
New
@RonDeSantis
op-ed:
"We want to be a country that makes things, where a family can raise children on a single income, and where young people can develop the skills and values necessary to build a decent life and contribute to their communities."
Read all about
@RonDeSantis
new TV ad -
"Testimonies from voters in the ad highlight voter support for DeSantis' proposed border and economic policy and feature clips of Florida bills signed by DeSantis."
Outstanding work by
@vahousegop
and the
@RSLC
to pull off this historic upset. In a state where Democrats had netted a total of 22 seats since 2013, tonight's results were a complete repudiation of the radical liberal agenda pushed by the Democrats running Richmond.
Congratulations to
@vahousegop
on picking up at least five House of Delegates seats tonight!
This stunning upset ends Democrat control of the chamber and reverses a three cycle streak of net losses.
Our statement⬇️
The governor and GOP presidential hopeful told Fox News's Maria Bartiromo on Sunday that, “Bidenominics really hearkens back to the late 1970s and the malaise of the Jimmy Carter era."
I’m asking you to go out, brave the cold and support me in the Iowa Caucus.
You will never have an opportunity to have your vote make more of an impact than you will tonight!
"Campaign season is in full swing in Iowa, and while former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is making unforced errors left and right, a key senator from her home state is on the trail stumping for Gov. Ron DeSantis"
"No matter the weather, you got to show up, you got to make your case, you got to get to the doors" -
@CaseyDeSantis
She has been absolutely tireless when it comes to meeting with Iowans in these closing weeks.
Great piece from
@KimReynoldsIA
and
@GovStitt
"As DeSantis draws contrasts with Newsom and the Left’s destructive ideology, DeSantis will prove once again that he’s the fighter who will lead our country’s comeback."
"We're in a state of decline. We need to reverse that decline economically, militarily, culturally, get us on a pathway to success. I'm the guy that can get that done." -
@RonDeSantis
This is what real leadership looks like.
@RonDeSantis
does what he knows is right and always sticks to his guns. That's why he will be a great president.
I’ve been very clear: The U.S. should not be absorbing any Gaza refugees. Neighboring Arab nations should open their borders and absorb them.
Every Republican presidential candidate should follow suit.
"RON DESANTIS stuck out during Wednesday night’s debate in a number of ways. But most notably, and most importantly for the American people, he made clear that he is the only candidate who can reverse America’s economic decline — and he’s got the track record to prove it." - NH
These comments by
@NikkiHaley
are very telling regarding her status in Iowa.
And, this admission of getting beat in the Hawkeye state gives Chrystal clear clarity and renewed conviction to Iowans as they Caucus for
@RonDeSantis
on January 15.
#BeTheMovement
“The moment made clear, once again, that the legacy media's approach to campaign coverage suits the people who they socialize and interact with on social media and is woefully disconnected from the people who actually vote”
America's economy is in decline, and
@RonDeSantis
will revive it.
He's put on a clinic in Florida on the economy and would do the same for the nation.
WATCH him discuss on
@FoxNewsSunday
🔽
"Ron DeSantis’ energy plan is bold, it’s ambitious, and it’s exactly what America needs right now. If we want American energy dominance, we need President Ron DeSantis." -
@GovStitt