Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) suspended his presidential campaign on Sunday, just days before New Hampshire’s primary election. It was the right call. After Iowa’s caucuses, in which DeSantis trailed behind former President Donald Trump by more than 30 points, it was not a matter of if DeSantis would have to drop out, but when.
Still, DeSantis deserves Republican voters’ thanks for giving them a choice. Though no one anticipated the barrage of legal attacks Democrats launched against Trump and the rally of GOP voters behind the former president that ensued, toppling Trump was always going to be an uphill battle. DeSantis knew that, as did Trump’s other primary opponents, but he believed Republican voters should at least have the chance to express their will clearly. And they did — so DeSantis is out.
