Analysts Weigh in on DeSantis’s Failed Campaign

CONCORD, N.H.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis led the presidential polls one year ago, yet his bid for the White House came to an end on Jan. 21, just six days after the Iowa caucuses handed him a tepid second-place finish. Even before the governor suspended his campaign, pundits weighed in on the cause of its demise. It was the lack of a coherent strategy, some said. Others pointed to the messaging of the campaign, its timing, or the demeanor of the candidate himself. Mr. DeSantis, too, has opined on the matter, saying his principal opponent was aided by overwhelmingly favorable treatment from conservative media outlets and by the spate of criminal charges filed against him, which only increased his popularity....