Second in Iowa, DeSantis Looks Ahead to New Hampshire and South Carolina

Speaking in Nikki Haley’s home state, Florida’s governor went after both her and former President Donald Trump.

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to his supporters after finding out the 2024 Iowa caucuses results at the Sheraton Hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 15, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A few hours after finishing second in the Iowa Caucuses, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looked chipper and sounded optimistic in his first campaign event on Jan. 16 in Greenville, South Carolina.

With many pundits trying to count him out and many networks calling the Jan. 15 race for former President Donald Trump before many Iowans had even voted, Mr. DeSantis looked ahead to New Hampshire on Jan. 23 and the South Carolina primary on Feb. 24.