Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with audience members during a meet and greet, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Denison, Iowa. Former President Donald Trump was the first choice of 51 percent of likely Iowa caucus participants in a Des Moines Register-NBC News-Mediacom Iowa Poll published Monday, Dec. 11. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has vowed that he will win Iowa, had the support of 19%. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)