DeSantis Super PACs ‘Swap’ Ad Spending in Iowa, New Hampshire

All told, in December, the PAC booked about $3.5 million worth of TV advertising in the Iowa television markets.

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign rally at the Thunderdome in Newton, Iowa, on Dec. 2, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images

A political action committee aligned with Ron DeSantis is making a major push in Iowa ahead of the GOP caucuses and promises to spend in New Hampshire, too.

On Dec. 22, with the Jan. 15 Iowa Caucus and Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary fast approaching, reports circulated that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s main super PAC, Never Back Down Inc., was suffering another setback, canceling television advertising contracts in both states.