EXCERPT:
DIAZ-BALART: "What does Ron DeSantis have to look forward to after Iowa? I mean, he has put a lot of work and a lot of resources into Iowa. He's been to the 99 counties. What is his way forward, Matthew?"
DOWD: "A vacation in Florida, it's probably what it looks like to me. I mean, Ron DeSantis has spent about $200 million and is only drifted down in the polls from -- since the time he got in until the time today. And that is especially true of Iowa, where he has put all his chips on the table and tried. Right now -- he initially wanted to fight for first place, now he's fighting for second place. And I agree if he finishes in third place, I don't care what he told Hallie Jackson, the race is over for him all but over. So to me right now, if he doesn't do what he's supposed to do in Iowa, at least finish second in the -- in -- in the course of this, he's looking for warm time in the sun in Florida."