The Stand For America PAC is going all in to help Nikki Haley crush it in Iowa ahead of the Republican caucuses. They’re unleashing a $1.6 million ad that paints Gov. Ron DeSantis as a “suck up” to former President Donald Trump. That’s right, they’re going all out with this ad that’s basically saying, “Hey, Iowa, don’t vote for the wanna-be Trump guy, go for the real deal with Nikki Haley!”
.@NikkiHaley mocks @RonDeSantis's 'suck up' attitude to Trump with last-minute effort to kill his chances in Iowa https://t.co/IK9AeyyWYT https://t.co/IK9AeyyWYT
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 12, 2024
This ad pulls out all the stops, using audio of people chanting “who’s your daddy” while showing photos of Trump and DeSantis. It even digs into DeSantis’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign, pointing out how it mirrored Trump’s “Make America Great Again” vibe. And just when you think they’re done, the ad hits you with a gut punch, declaring, “America needs strength. Not a suck up.”
Brittany Yanick, a spokeswoman for the PAC, is not holding back either. She straight up says, “Voters will not cast their ballots for Desperate DeSantis, a Donald Trump wannabe, when they can vote for the real thing.” Ouch! Shots fired for sure.
And get this, despite both Haley and DeSantis trying to dodge the Trump drama, they both took jabs at the former president during their recent faceoff in a debate. It’s a total Trump takedown party!
But here’s the kicker: the polls are showing Haley gaining ground in Iowa. The latest numbers from the Suffolk University Political Research Center have Haley with a 7-point lead over DeSantis. It’s like Haley’s climbing Mount Everest while DeSantis is stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the caucuses.
The question now is, will Haley’s last-minute ad blitz be enough to swing those undecided voters in her favor? It’s like a political thriller unfolding in real time in the cornfields of Iowa. And with Trump still holding a strong lead, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Iowa, get ready for the showdown of the century!