What impact will Ron DeSantis’ withdrawal have on the Republican primary?
Editor’s note (January 21st 2024): This article has been updated following Ron DeSantis’ announcement of suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination.
RON DESANTIS’S campaign came to an end, just as it began, with a bang. His initial launch event was intended to showcase the Florida governor’s forward-thinking approach. However, the glitchy launch turned into a comical mishap. Mr. DeSantis made no mistakes with his exit from the Republican primary, which he revealed in a video posted on the same platform. As a final act of humility, he endorsed Donald Trump, who had been teasing him for months about his height and manners.
This leaves only two candidates in the running: Mr. Trump and Nikki Haley. Ms. Haley’s prospects rely on the small state of New Hampshire, which will hold its primary on January 23rd. While only three of the last eight winners of a competitive Republican Iowa caucus have gone on to secure their party’s nomination, New Hampshire has chosen six eventual nominees. Ms. Haley aims to be the seventh. Mr. DeSantis’s departure is unlikely to make her challenging task any easier.
2024-01-21 11:45:00
Originally from www.economist.com