DeSantis Tells Iowa Supporters to Ignore the Polls as Trump Leads by Large Margin

Florida’s governor took tough questions from Iowans and responded to critics who say he’s spending too much time in the Midwest.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign event in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, on Dec. 16, 2023. Austin Alonzo/The Epoch Times

FT. DODGE, IOWA—The polls won’t determine the outcome of the GOP’s Iowa Caucus. Only the voters will.

That’s what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told a crowd of about 50 supporters and curious voters who gathered at Olde Boston’s Restaurant & Pub in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, on Dec. 16 as the Republican began his current Iowa swing, which is scheduled to last through Dec. 21.