The Messenger: “The shifting sentiment carries outsized significance because Iowa is on pace to be the most important state in the Republican presidential primary. Most GOP insiders and political pros believe a Trump loss in the Iowa caucuses in January would likely prolong the primary fight. A convincing Trump victory would trigger a domino effect of cascading wins in each of the next four early states, all but assuring his nomination.”
“So far, every recent Iowa poll shows Trump with a double-digit lead over DeSantis, who in turn is well ahead of the other dozen primary candidates. Even the pro-DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down has acknowledged Trump’s Republican support surged in Iowa and elsewhere post-indictment.”
