{"id":2127152,"date":"2023-12-16T20:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T01:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-predicts-what-will-happen-if-trump-loses-the-iowa-caucuses\/"},"modified":"2023-12-16T20:37:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T01:37:02","slug":"desantis-predicts-what-will-happen-if-trump-loses-the-iowa-caucuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-predicts-what-will-happen-if-trump-loses-the-iowa-caucuses\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis foresees consequences if Trump loses Iowa Caucuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-predicts-what-will-happen-if-trump-loses-the-iowa-caucuses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2127152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>DeSantis Predicts What Will Happen if Trump Loses the Iowa Caucuses<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis believes that former President Donald \u2062Trump \u200bwill cry foul if he loses the upcoming Iowa caucuses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to\u2063 DeSantis, Trump will try to delegitimize\u2063 the results and claim that the election was stolen, just as he did against\u200b Ted Cruz in 2016. DeSantis also pointed out that Trump has \u200ca history of objecting to\u2064 unfavorable outcomes, even going as far as complaining when his reality TV \u200bshow, &#8220;The Apprentice,&#8221; didn&#8217;t win \u200dan Emmy.<\/p>\n<p>However, DeSantis expressed doubt that people will buy into Trump&#8217;s claims this time around. Despite \u200bTrump currently leading in the polls with 50 percent \u200csupport in Iowa, DeSantis remains \u200cconfident that he can make a strong showing in the caucuses.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis\u2063 Challenges Trump&#8217;s Campaign Promises<\/h3>\n<p>During a recent event in New Hampshire, DeSantis criticized Trump for failing to deliver on\u200c his campaign \u200bpromises. He \u200daccused Trump of running on the same platform as he did in\u2062 2016 \u2063without any real\u200b progress. \u2063DeSantis specifically \u2062mentioned the lack of a border wall, failure to drain the swamp, and the decision to let Hillary Clinton off the\u2062 hook after the election.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also questioned Trump&#8217;s\u200c decision to not participate in the \u2063GOP primary debates, suggesting that the\u2064 former president is afraid of not living up to the expectations set by his previous performances.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, fired \u200bback\u2064 at DeSantis, accusing \u200dhim of reciting Democrat talking points and betraying his true colors as a Never Trumper.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>The Iowa caucuses \u2062will be held on\u2063 Jan. 15.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the \u2064Real Clear Politics aggregate of polling in\u200d the state, Trump is currently leading with 50 percent support, followed by DeSantis at 19.3 percent and former \u2063South Carolina \u2063Gov. Nikki Haley at 16.7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In New Hampshire, where the primary will be held on\u2062 Jan. 23, DeSantis is currently \u2062in fourth place behind Trump, Haley, and former New Jersey Gov. \u2062Chris Christie.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ongoing rivalry between DeSantis and \u200bTrump, \u200dthe race for \u200dthe Republican nomination remains highly competitive and \u200cunpredictable.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-predicts-will-happen-trump-loses-iowa-caucuses\/\">DeSantis Predicts What Will Happen if Trump Loses the Iowa Caucuses<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html>  <\/p>\n<h2> How did Trump&#8217;s\u2063 claims of\u200d a\u2064 stolen election after \u2062the 2020 presidential\u200b election affect the political climate and \u200bdemocratic institutions \u200bof the United States?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S&#8217; prediction must be taken with a grain of salt. While it is true that Trump\u2064 has a history of\u2064 contesting unfavorable\u2062 outcomes, it is also important to consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-amendment-advocates-gather-in-phoenix-to-get-up-to-speed-and-recharge\/\" title=\"Gun rights supporters meet in Phoenix to stay informed and energized.\">current \u2064political climate<\/a> and the potential consequences\u200c of such actions.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, it is worth noting that \u200dthe\u200c Iowa caucuses are the first test in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-malcontents-eye-biden-harris-alternatives-but-few-names-emerge\/\" title=\"Democratic malcontents eye Biden-Harris alternatives, but few names emerge\">presidential nomination process<\/a>, and losing them does not necessarily indicate an end\u2064 to a candidate&#8217;s \u200bchances. Historically, candidates who have lost in Iowa have gone on\u2064 to \u2062win their party&#8217;s nomination. Therefore, the significance of losing the Iowa caucuses \u200cshould \u200dnot\u200b be \u2062overstated.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, it is important to consider\u2062 the\u2062 backlash that Trump&#8217;s claims \u2064of a stolen election garnered after the 2020 presidential\u2063 election. \u2064Many state and federal\u200b courts dismissed his claims due to a lack of\u2063 evidence,\u200b and even\u2063 his own Attorney General, William Barr, stated that there was no widespread fraud that could have affected the outcome of the election. \u2064Trump&#8217;s\u2064 claims led \u200cto\u200b the storming \u2063of the Capitol on\u2063 January 6th, 2021, by his supporters, resulting in the loss of lives and damage to the democratic \u200dinstitutions of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Given the events that unfolded after\u200c the \u200b2020 election, it is\u2062 highly \u2062unlikely that \u2062Trump would continue to claim a stolen election without \u200bsubstantial evidence. The\u2064 outcome \u200bof the Iowa caucuses, while important, does not carry the same weight as a general \u200celection. It is \u200cdoubtful that Trump would risk further dividing the\u2062 Republican Party and facing \u200bpotential legal consequences by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-slammed-over-statement-on-her-peter-doocy-insult-whca-slammed-for-appearing-to-not-take-action\/\" title=\"Psaki Slammed Over Statement On Her Peter Doocy Insult. WHCA Slammed For Appearing To Not Take Action.\">making baseless claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u200bit is important to \u2063recognize that Ron DeSantis, being a fellow\u2062 Republican candidate, may have ulterior motives in making \u200csuch predictions. It is not uncommon\u2063 for candidates to try to\u2063 undermine their opponents&#8217; credibility and \u2063legitimacy in order to gain an advantage in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the \u2062prediction made by Ron DeSantis \u2064that\u2064 Trump will \u200dcry foul if he loses the Iowa caucuses should \u200dbe taken with caution. While Trump \u200dhas a history of disputing \u2063unfavorable outcomes,\u2062 the consequences of doing so in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-against-disney-grows-after-liberal-actor-in-show-with-gina-carano-made-similar-posts-still-has-job\/\" title=\"Backlash Against Disney Grows After Liberal Actor In Show With Gina Carano Made Similar Posts, Still Has Job\">current political climate<\/a> and\u200c the weight assigned to\u2064 the Iowa caucuses \u200bsuggest that it is highly unlikely for \u2062him to do\u2064 so. It is important to critically evaluate such predictions and consider the motivations behind them as we navigate the complex world of politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis predicts that if he loses the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump will accuse foul play and attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the results. 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