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Ron DeSantis Predicts Success In Iowa, Pledges To Replace Obamacare
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Sunday voiced confidence that he would win the upcoming Iowa caucus next month and pledged to offer an alternative health care plan to Obamacare by the spring as he continues to struggle in the polls ahead of the official start of the GOP presidential nomination contest.
In a wide-ranging interview with NBC’s “Meet The Press,” DeSantis appeared confident that he would come out in first place in the Iowa caucus on Jan. 15, even though he trails former President Donald Trump in the state by over 27 points, according to an average of primary polls compiled by FiveThirtyEight.
“We’re going to win Iowa,” DeSantis said. “I think it’s going to help propel us to the nomination. But I think we’ll have a lot of work that we’ll have to do beyond that. I don’t think you take anything for granted.”
DeSantis predicted that GOP voters eventually will have to pick between him and Trump, appearing to dismiss the other candidates still in the race, including former U. N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, whose popularity has been rising and is well ahead of DeSantis in New Hampshire. Haley also recently secured the endorsement of a super PAC backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, which could boost her candidacy further.
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