| | final Iowa poll: Trump maintains dominant lead.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/final-iowa-poll-trump-maintains-dominant-lead-caucuses-rcna132669 Final Iowa poll: Trump maintains dominant lead before caucuses]</ref><ref>Gregory Krieg, [https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/politics/final-day-ahead-of-caucuses-begins-with-trump-boosted-by-new-poll/index.html Final day ahead of caucuses begins with Trump boosted by new poll], ''CNN'', January 14, 2024</ref><ref>Tim Reid, Gabriella Borter and Nathan Layne, [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-seeks-knockout-punch-iowa-delivers-first-verdict-republican-race-2024-01-15/ Trump favored to win Iowa caucus as 2024 presidential election kicks off], ''Reuters'', January 15, 2024</ref> | | final Iowa poll: Trump maintains dominant lead.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/final-iowa-poll-trump-maintains-dominant-lead-caucuses-rcna132669 Final Iowa poll: Trump maintains dominant lead before caucuses]</ref><ref>Gregory Krieg, [https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/politics/final-day-ahead-of-caucuses-begins-with-trump-boosted-by-new-poll/index.html Final day ahead of caucuses begins with Trump boosted by new poll], ''CNN'', January 14, 2024</ref><ref>Tim Reid, Gabriella Borter and Nathan Layne, [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-seeks-knockout-punch-iowa-delivers-first-verdict-republican-race-2024-01-15/ Trump favored to win Iowa caucus as 2024 presidential election kicks off], ''Reuters'', January 15, 2024</ref> |
| − | Meantime, Trump gained a Florida endorsement from [[Marco Rubio]] | + | Meantime, Trump gained a Florida endorsement from [[Marco Rubio]].{{Cquote|Donald Trump has a special interest in embarrassing Ron DeSantis in his home state of Florida, and on the eve of the Iowa caucuses he landed one more prize: the endorsement of Sen. Marco Rubio. Rubio, who ran against Trump in 2016 and lost badly to him in the state's GOP primary, follows Sen. Rick Scott, who backed Trump in early November. Trump had been annoyed that it took Rubio this long, people close to him say, but he'll take the win. The former president, whose legal residence is in Palm Beach, also has the bulk of Florida's U.S. House members on his side<ref>https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iowa-caucus-republican-primary-2024/card/trump-s-florida-push-gets-another-boost-IsM310GjI9wRELUYzbaJ</ref>}} |