Amy Walter on Iowa Gov. Endorsement on DeSantis: ‘I Don’t Know if It’s Going to Dent’ Trump’s Biggest Asset

WELKER Your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ polling we just saw ░░░░░░░░ shows that former President ░░░░░░░░ still has this strong ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa But now ░░░░░░░░ is getting this key ░░░░░░░░ as Dasha just reported ░░░░░░░░ Yeah we ll see ░░░░░░░░ this endorsement bumps him ░░░░░░░░ they need a bump ░░░░░░░░ When you look at ░░░░░░░░ polling in Iowa and ░░░░░░░░ was looking to see ░░░░░░░░ anyone was actually having ░░░░░░░░ and you could see ░░░░░░░░ know someone began to ░░░░░░░░ challenge him it s ░░░░░░░░ to look at these ░░░░░░░░ right He is still ░░░░░░░░ favorability is still much ░░░░░░░░ but also more intense ░░░░░░░░ vote is less fluid ░░░░░░░░ the than the other ░░░░░░░░ He s sitting at ░░░░░░░░ 42 right now And ░░░░░░░░ there s this argument ░░░░░░░░ Well if the field ░░░░░░░░ does it help someone ░░░░░░░░ Well if the field ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa right now ░░░░░░░░ of voters in Iowa ░░░░░░░░ now say that he ░░░░░░░░ their second choice So ░░░░░░░░ re literally running out ░░░░░░░░ vote right now to ░░░░░░░░ to him WELKER Sara ░░░░░░░░ Well I think these ░░░░░░░░ have to hold onto ░░░░░░░░ fact that the number ░░░░░░░░ is 75 who are ░░░░░░░░ to look at somebody ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Do you think ░░░░░░░░ s still time FAGEN ░░░░░░░░ I do think there ░░░░░░░░ time I mean look ░░░░░░░░ has always been about ░░░░░░░░ more than who wins ░░░░░░░░ actual race And so ░░░░░░░░ know if Trump underperforms ░░░░░░░░ Nikki Haley or Governor ░░░░░░░░ overperform that becomes the ░░░░░░░░ going into New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ it gives somebody an ░░░░░░░░ to have a moment ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ the strategy that they ░░░░░░░░ to be thinking about ░░░░░░░░ Amy what s your ░░░░░░░░ How significant do you ░░░░░░░░ this endorsement is by ░░░░░░░░ Reynolds WALTER Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ t know that it ░░░░░░░░ going to dent the ░░░░░░░░ asset that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ which is he s ░░░░░░░░ as the candidate who ░░░░░░░░ beat Joe Biden And ░░░░░░░░ having support of a ░░░░░░░░ I think 20 or ░░░░░░░░ years ago that was ░░░░░░░░ sort of thing that ░░░░░░░░ really jump start your ░░░░░░░░ The debate will obviously ░░░░░░░░ very important too for ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ to blunt the momentum ░░░░░░░░ Haley So this to ░░░░░░░░ is part number one ░░░░░░░░ blunting her momentum We ░░░░░░░░ no longer talking just ░░░░░░░░ her going into the ░░░░░░░░ and then having that ░░░░░░░░ performance The other person ░░░░░░░░ m looking at is ░░░░░░░░ Scott who he s ░░░░░░░░ in on Iowa and ░░░░░░░░ absolutely has to be ░░░░░░░░ as your poll pointed ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ been leaning into his ░░░░░░░░ trying to win over ░░░░░░░░ voters and even with ░░░░░░░░ who say that faith ░░░░░░░░ the most important issue ░░░░░░░░ them he s barely ░░░░░░░░