In Iowa, Two Friends Debate DeSantis vs. Trump

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🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On Monday, Iowa holds the first contest in the Republican presidential nominating process and nobody will have more on the line than Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor staked his candidacy on a victory in Iowa, a victory that now seems increasingly remote. Shane Goldmacher, a national political reporter for The Times, and the Daily producers Rob Szypko and Carlos Prieto explain what Mr. DeSantis’s challenge has looked like on the ground in Iowa. Guest: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro. This is the Daily.
0:05.0	You know, as governor of the Sunshine State, normally in January, I'm down in Florida, all the
0:16.9	midwesterners storming down to escape the cold.
0:21.2	On Monday, when Iowa holds the first contest in the Republican presidential nominating process,
0:27.0	nobody will have more on the lawn.
0:30.0	Look, we're getting down to the stretch. Then Florida Governor Ron Desandes.
0:35.0	I don't like what the future looks like with another four years of Trump.
0:39.0	I would like somebody to step up and make that a challenge because it's really disappointing.
0:43.3	Who has staked his candidacy?
0:45.3	I really like Ron to sell us much better.
0:49.3	On a victory there that now seems increasingly remote.
0:54.0	I came because I love Trump.
0:56.0	Everybody that I know is going for Trump.
0:58.0	Did you decide pretty early on in the process that you wanted to support Trump for 24?
1:02.0	No question. There's no question. process that you wanted to support Trump for 24?
1:02.5	No question.
1:03.6	There's no question.
1:04.6	I mean, how did both of you think?
1:07.8	Today, my colleagues Shane Goldmacher, Rob Zipko, and Carlos Prieto on what DeSantis's challenge has looked like on the
1:18.0	ground in Iowa. It's Friday,
1:23.0	Friday, January 12th. Shane, the question from the beginning of the Republican presidential
1:37.2	race was is there anyone who can beat Donald Trump and as we sit here
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