Republican candidate Ron DeSantis is asking his supporters to ignore what he refers to as a “media narrative” that suggests Donald Trump will easily win the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination.

Polls suggest DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley are battling for second place in the Iowa Caucuses. In early December, DeSantis predicted he would win the contest. Last (Sunday) night, DeSantis talked about a political process he called messy.

Several hundred people who back DeSantis gathered in a West Des Moines hotel ballroom for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and an 11 minute speech from the candidate on New Year’s Eve.

DeSantis said…

DeSantis was the only G-O-P candidate who campaigned in Iowa Sunday.