Is DeSantis going to drop out of the race on Jan. 15?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : Last week, Trump received critically important endorsements from House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Minn.) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (La.).
67% : And within the state of Iowa -- the focus of the moment -- Trump is at 51.3 percent, with DeSantis 33 points behind.
60% : His endorsement of Trump this week will carry real weight going forward.
58% : If Trump does -- as expected -- crush DeSantis in Iowa, will it make sense for the Florida governor to go on to New Hampshire eight days later, where he is in fourth place at 9.5 percent and trailing former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie with 10.5 percent, Haley at 24.8 percent and Trump at an astounding 46.3 percent?
53% : More than that, both believe DeSantis will then -- very begrudgingly -- endorse Trump for president.
52% : From the outset, DeSantis decided -- or was more likely pushed by overeager supporters -- to challenge the "cult of personality" figure of Trump, most especially after his almost 20-point landslide victory for reelection in 2022.
51% : While that pushback made Cotton a folk hero back then, Democratic judges, prosecutors, district attorneys, state supreme courts and attorneys general are adding to the already massive folk hero status of Trump today by continually trying to use "lawfare" to either indict him or take him off ballots altogether.
51% : After Iowa, more endorsements will flood toward Trump and more donors will run from DeSantis.
41% : Trump also just secured the endorsement of Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, quite a substantial one in conservative and faith-based circles, as Cotton became an unplanned "folk hero" to many on the right when the New York Times first ran his opinion piece on June 3, 2020, titled "Send in the Troops" -- regarding the protests and riots taking place in many American cities after the horrific death of George Floyd -- before disowning the essay after massive backlash from within the paper.
11% : As of this writing, the RealClearPolitics national polling average has Trump at a jaw-dropping 62.7 percent, with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley at a distant 11 percent and DeSantis at an embarrassing 10.9 percent.

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