DeSantis, all-in on Iowa, finishes 99-county tour where he started: Far behind Trump in a critical state

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will complete his tour of Iowa’s 99 counties on Saturday, a milestone he has pursued with dogmatic zeal as his White House aspirations grew closely tied to his performance in the Republican Party’s first presidential nominating contest.

DeSantis will mark the occasion with a rally in Jasper County, just east of Des Moines at a venue called The Thunderdome – a fitting host for a candidate in a fight for political survival.