The Washington Examiner’s Byron York shared his insight on what could be the “worse case scenario” for GOP presidential contenders Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis regarding the Iowa caucuses.
York appeared on Special Report with Brett Baier on Friday to react to both campaigns seemingly abruptly switching focus to Donald Trump, the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. According to York, Trump’s lead appears to be “prohibitive,” and it could further hinder his opponents should he win in Iowa on Jan. 15.
“In the past few days, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have spent most of their time — not all, most of their time — attacking each other, fighting each other for second place,” York said. “But the worst case scenario really for the DeSantis and Haley crowd and all the people who want to move on from former President Trump, the worst case scenario is he gets over 50%.”
“That’s a devastating blow to them because they want to be able to say: ‘Well look, a majority of Republicans still didn’t vote for Donald Trump,’” York went on. “If a majority do, they are in pretty bad shape.”
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Trump has maintained a massive lead in the polls for the GOP presidential nomination despite the various indictments against him, which include federal charges of mishandling classified documents. The latest Suffolk University Political Research Center poll reported Trump had 54% of support from likely Iowa Republican caucus voters, while Haley had 20% and DeSantis had 13%.
Iowa’s caucuses will be the first in the nation on Monday, followed by New Hampshire’s primary on Jan. 23. The following primaries will take place in South Carolina on Feb. 24.
