DeSantis Leaves New Hampshire, Centers Campaign on South Carolina

Published on January 20, 2024

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has stopped campaigning in New Hampshire, shifting his attention and resources to South Carolina in an attempt to deal a lethal blow to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign. Mr. DeSantis placed second in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, besting former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley but finishing a disappointing 30 percentage points behind former President Donald Trump. In New Hampshire, Mr. DeSantis’s polling fell into the single digits a month ago even as Ms. Haley’s rose. Mr. DeSantis’s decision to fly directly to South Carolina rather than New Hampshire after the Iowa contest gave a clue to his decision to bypass the Granite State. That was confirmed a day later as his campaign began moving staff members from New Hampshire to South Carolina....

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