So Ron DeSantis is "suspending" his campaign for the G.O.P. nomination. Obviously, his showing in the Iowa caucus and some sort of internal polling have a lot to do with that but I wonder: Is it that some big donor said, "I ain't giving you another nickel"? A lot of presidential campaigns peter out when the money does. Or is it that to stay in, DeSantis would have to get much rougher on Trump, which is what Nikki Haley is doing this weekend…and that could end any chance DeSantis might have had of being Donald's running mate. Or did he and Trump make a deal?
I dunno. I'm just curious how these decisions get made. It seems to me it's been a long time since DeSantis had even a scintilla of a chance of landing the nomination. What happened to get him out now?
Maybe some of the answers are in this article by Jill Lawrence. It was written a few days ago but all they'd have to do is change a few present-tense words to past-tense and it would be topical.