DeSantis bet his entire campaign on Iowa. Will the gamble pay off?

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Eight months since he announced his 2024 Republican presidential campaign, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is poised to discover whether placing all of his chips on Iowa will pay off.

DeSantis, once the most popular Republican primary candidate whose name is not former President Donald Trump, is under pressure during Monday night’s caucuses to outperform expectations against the onetime commander in chief and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley as she experiences a rise in the polls. 

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