Analysts Weigh in on DeSantis’s Failed Campaign

Mistakes in the DeSantis campaign were likely not the reason for its failure, pundits say. The Republican party’s allegiance to Donald Trump was.

The setting is prepared for the DeSantis watch party after the Iowa caucuses in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 15, 2024. Lawrence Wilson/The Epoch Times

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.