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  1. tremendous content
    Trump Floats DeSantis for Defense … or HumiliationMaybe he’s is seriously considering his former rival to replace Pete Hegseth. Or perhaps he’s this Cabinet search’s Mitt Romney.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. 2024 rnc
    Republicans Try to Explain Why They Were Wrong About TrumpJust about everyone used to call him a morally repugnant con artist, including his running mate. What changed?
    By David Freedlander
  3. 2024 rnc
    It Was Losers Night at the RNCOne by one, Trump’s former rivals kissed the ring.
    By Ben Jacobs
  4. life after roe
    A Planned Parenthood clinic in Fort Myers, Fla., on May 9, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
    The Biggest Abortion Vote Since DobbsFlorida could undo bans signed by Ron DeSantis and become a safe haven for millions.
    By Sarah Jones
  5. early and often
    Joe Biden Campaigns For President In Florida
    Will the Abortion Vote Help Democrats Flip Florida in 2024?Ballot measures on abortion and cannabis legalization could drive Democratic turnout in Trump’s home state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. life after roe
    Protests Break Out Across The U.S. As Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
    Floridians Get Near-Total Abortion Ban — and Chance to Reverse ItA six-week abortion ban will soon take effect. But the state Supreme Court also gave voters an opportunity to strike it down in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. politics
    Disney's Lawsuit Against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Dismissed By Federal Judge
    The Disney-DeSantis Feud Ends With a WhimperMembers of a DeSantis-aligned board came to an agreement with the Walt Disney Company after a yearslong legal fight.
    By Nia Prater
  8. tremendous content
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Holds News Conference On Security Preparations For Upcoming Spring Break
    DeSantis Insults His Way Off Trump’s VP ShortlistTrump said he might pick DeSantis for VP. Then in a private call, DeSantis said he’s not interested, criticizing Team Trump and right-wing media.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. florida
    How Ron DeSantis Could Reveal More About Jeffrey EpsteinThe Florida governor plans to sign a bill that would disclose transcripts from controversial grand-jury proceedings into the alleged sex trafficker.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. early and often
    Ron DeSantis Wasted Over $160 Million Failing to Stop TrumpYou can fault DeSantis’s personal traits or his campaign tactics, but the truth is nobody was going to take the nomination away from Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    Why Did Anyone Think They Could Beat Donald Trump?The two best chances are over and there won’t likely be a third.
    By Ben Jacobs
  12. early and often
    If Nikki Haley Can’t Win in New Hampshire, She Should QuitPolls say the New Hampshire primary is Haley’s one shot at defeating Trump. If she fails all she’ll find in South Carolina is humiliation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. meatball gone
    The 6 Most Embarrassing Moments From Ron DeSantis’s Presidential CampaignThe man just could not glad-hand. Or smile normal. Or eat like a regular person.
    By Matt Stieb
  14. tremendous content
    All of Ron DeSantis’s Crimes Against Good EtiquetteA list of alleged slights and rude behavior that hampered DeSantis 2024, from sloppy pudding eating to (possibly) kicking Tucker Carlson’s dog.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. early and often
    Ron DeSantis Finally Puts Campaign Out of Its MiseryThe Trump alternative bows down to Trump.
    By Ben Jacobs
  16. the national interest
    DeSantis Finalized the Conservative Movement’s Capitulation to TrumpWhat the Florida governor’s failed campaign to succeed Trump revealed about the future of the Republican Party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. early and often
    Nikki Haley Can’t Wish Away Ron DeSantisThe third-place finisher in Iowa desperately needs a two-candidate race against Trump in New Hampshire. So she’s pretending that’s reality.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. 2024 iowa caucuses
    Ron DeSantis Is Becoming a Punch LineTrump makes voters feel powerful in ways the Florida governor does not.
    By Sarah Jones
  19. early and often
    How Donald Trump Destroyed Ron DeSantis and Nikki HaleyIs the race already over?
    By Ben Jacobs
  20. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis’s Plan Was Always to Lose Iowa by 30 PointsThe expectations game is weird.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. liveblog
    Trump Crushes In Iowa, DeSantis a Distant Second: Live UpdatesNikki Haley fell to third, and Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out afterward.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  22. early and often
    Trump Won the Only Real Ticket Out of IowaRon DeSantis and Nikki Haley’s campaigns are barely breathing. Now the only Republican who can beat Trump is Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    2024 Iowa Caucus: How It Works and Who’s Expected to WinPolls show Trump has a huge lead with Haley and DeSantis battling for second place. Here’s what to watch for when 2024 voting kicks off on MLK Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. liveblog
    Final Countdown to the GOP Iowa CaucusesIt’s still seriously cold.
    By Chas Danner
  25. early and often
    Ron DeSantis Is Being Left Out in the ColdIowa is poised to be the first and last stand of the Florida governor’s presidential campaign.
    By Ben Jacobs
  26. poll position
    What the Iowa Polls Say Today: Trump Romps While DeSantis SinksRecent surveys agree that Trump will win by a record margin as DeSantis and Haley fight for second place.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. early and often
    Nikki Haley Is the Front-Runner for Second PlaceHer Iowa momentum is real, but is it enough?
    By Ben Jacobs
  28. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis Admits Fox News Isn’t Real NewsTrump’s “got basically a Praetorian Guard of the conservative media.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. early and often
    Does It Matter Who Won the DeSantis-Haley Iowa Debate?The first one-on-one cage match got pretty nasty.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. early and often
    Trump’s Appeal to Non-Churchgoing Evangelicals Is Undoing DeSantisA rapidly growing breed of evangelicals resembles Trump in his non-observant habits and focus on smiting perceived enemies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    DeSantis Trying to Out-Trump Trump to the Bitter EndThe Florida governor’s campaign may soon end, but he’s going out with the same MAGA strategy he pursued all along.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Republican 2024 Field Down to Just Trump, Haley, and DeSantisRon DeSantis and Nikki Haley are Donald Trump’s only viable rivals with the other candidates failing to qualify for the last pre-Iowa debate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. year in review
    The Wackiest Political Stories of 2023From Lauren Boebert’s steamy Beetlejuice date to Ron DeSantis’s pudding fingers, U.S. politics had another bizarre trip around the sun.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  34. early and often
    Who Was 2023’s Biggest Loser in Politics?There were several politicians who had a terrible, no-good year. But nobody’s 2023 was as brutal as a certain soon-to-be ex-congressman’s.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    DeSantis’s Super-PAC Is Imploding, Much Like His CampaignDeSantis off-loaded core campaign functions to a super-PAC. Now it’s falling apart, leaving him running an obsolete strategy against Donald Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. early and often
    Trump Team Accuses DeSantis of Plotting to ‘Rig’ Iowa CaucusCasey DeSantis issued a confusing call for non-Iowans to “descend” on the state. Now Team Trump is crying “voter fraud.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. poll position
    What the Polls Say Today: Trump Is Trouncing DeSantis and Haley in IowaThe winnowing of the GOP field has only added to Trump’s strength, according to a new gold-standard Iowa poll by Ann Selzer.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. early and often
    GOP Debaters Barely Even Tried to Take Down TrumpAfter four debates, it’s obvious no one other than a doomed Chris Christie is willing to target the front-runner in any serious way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. early and often
    CNN Iowa Debate Will Be a DeSantis-Haley Cage MatchWith Trump probably sitting out, the two candidates vying for second may be the only people onstage in the next two GOP debates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. early and often
    DeSantis Refers to Middle Eastern Clothes As ‘Man Dresses’Someone should tell him Jesus Christ dressed that way too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. early and often
    DeSantis Sets Himself Up for Humiliation in IowaHe’s predicting he’ll beat Trump, which is highly unlikely, instead of framing a second-place victory over Nikki Haley as a win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the national interest
    ‘Anti-Chaos’ Candidate Ron DeSantis Has a Dumpster Fire CampaignHis big promise was to end the staff drama!
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. early and often
    Why Did That DeSantis-Newsom Debate Even Happen?The murky slugfest made sense for DeSantis. Newsom’s motives are a bit more mysterious.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. early and often
    Iowa Kingmaker Vander Plaats Thinks State Will ‘Rise Up’ Against TrumpBob Vander Plaats has a solid record of picking Iowa Caucus winners. But DeSantis isn’t going to beat Trump on January 15.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. early and often
    DeSantis Hangs On in Iowa Despite Campaign TurmoilAs the governor won the endorsement of Iowa kingmaker Bob Vander Plaats, leaders of his PAC were almost literally at each other’s throats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis Embodies the Republican Surrender to antisemitismOnce again, the “mainstream” Republican refuses to condemn Jew hatred.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. early and often
    Haley Is on the Brink of Croaking DeSantisDeSantis has one path to survival: a strong second-place finish in Iowa. Haley might lose there and beat him later.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    Has Nikki Haley Figured Out What No Other Trump Foe Could?The Ron DeSantis theory turned out to be wrong.
    By David Freedlander
  49. early and often
    Republican Debaters Want to Go to War With Everyone (Except Trump)The third Republican debate was pretty bloodthirsty toward enemies at home and abroad, but not toward the absent front-runner.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. tremendous content
    DeSantis Makes Things Even Weirder by Offering to Wear Boot on His HeadThe governor’s awkward attempt to turn the high-heeled-boot allegations back on Donald Trump backfired spectacularly.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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