Politico’s Rachael Bade Describes the DeSantis Election Party with Allies in Iowa as Total Break in Reality

RADDATZ Let s not ░░░░░░░░ number three there There ░░░░░░░░ three people in this ░░░░░░░░ HOGAN Not really RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ Laughter HOGAN I think ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis campaign ended in ░░░░░░░░ RADDATZ Yes HOGAN It ░░░░░░░░ a two person race ░░░░░░░░ He s taking a ░░░░░░░░ RADDATZ Is DeSantis last ░░░░░░░░ he gone this week ░░░░░░░░ It s very possible ░░░░░░░░ saw him cancel a ░░░░░░░░ of media interviews It ░░░░░░░░ very possible that he ░░░░░░░░ at the results And ░░░░░░░░ People really don t ░░░░░░░░ that OLORUNNIPA Right And ░░░░░░░░ has been saying that ░░░░░░░░ biggest regret was not ░░░░░░░░ more media And so ░░░░░░░░ s a very strong ░░░░░░░░ that he looks at ░░░░░░░░ results in New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ decides that this is ░░░░░░░░ chance to get out ░░░░░░░░ the race and preserve ░░░░░░░░ options for 2028 and ░░░░░░░░ RADDATZ And that s ░░░░░░░░ he looks like he ░░░░░░░░ doing He s looking ░░░░░░░░ far beyond 2024 at ░░░░░░░░ point looking towards 2028 ░░░░░░░░ Yes I mean HOGAN ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis staying in the ░░░░░░░░ actually helps Trump because ░░░░░░░░ he gets out those ░░░░░░░░ BADE That s absolutely ░░░░░░░░ s absolutely right It ░░░░░░░░ interesting I was in ░░░░░░░░ last week and I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Trump ░░░░░░░░ about DeSantis has he ░░░░░░░░ ruining his chances for ░░░░░░░░ by staying in this ░░░░░░░░ A lot of them ░░░░░░░░ me yes that they ░░░░░░░░ to like him and ░░░░░░░░ no longer like him ░░░░░░░░ of the campaign that ░░░░░░░░ s run But no ░░░░░░░░ I mean I was ░░░░░░░░ his election night party ░░░░░░░░ were talking about this ░░░░░░░░ the green room and ░░░░░░░░ felt like there was ░░░░░░░░ a total break in ░░░░░░░░ I mean the DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ all his allies they ░░░░░░░░ cheering he had visited ░░░░░░░░ counties not won a ░░░░░░░░ one and yet they ░░░░░░░░ cheering like they had ░░░░░░░░ this great victory It ░░░░░░░░ felt like there it ░░░░░░░░ really hard to see ░░░░░░░░ path If you can ░░░░░░░░ do well in Iowa ░░░░░░░░ where is he going ░░░░░░░░ do well HOGAN And ░░░░░░░░ months of guaranteeing a ░░░░░░░░ there BADE Exactly HOGAN ░░░░░░░░ was a very distant ░░░░░░░░ place.”