Alex Tabet is a 2024 NBC News campaign embed.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds touted Ron DeSantis’ accomplishments as governor of Florida as she endorsed him Monday — and said she believes he will be able to win the 2024 general election, while Donald Trump cannot. “I believe he can’t win,” Reynolds said of Trump, “and I believe that Ron can.” “And that’s a big reason I got behind him,” Reynolds told NBC News in a joint interview with DeSantis.
The Trump campaign and allies have conducted polling suggesting Reynolds’ endorsement would have little impact on the race, but it remains to be seen whether her public campaigning will help DeSantis gain more traction. Reynold’s endorsement is a departure from Iowa tradition. Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Reynolds’ mentor who served from 1983 until 1999 and then again from 2011 until 2017, didn’t endorse a presidential candidate in the Iowa caucuses once during his multi-decade tenure.
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