<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared that he had a path forward on Monday after coming in second place in the Iowa caucuses.</p>
<p>The Republican presidential candidate noted that he was the target of more political attack ads than any other candidate in the race by a <a href="https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/1746701563102703660" target="_blank" rel="noopener">significant</a> margin.</p>
<p>&#8220;They threw everything but the kitchen sink at us,&#8221; DeSantis told supporters in West Des Moines. &#8220;They spent almost $50 million attacking us. No one&#8217;s faced that much all the way just through Iowa. The media was against us. They were writing our obituary months ago.&#8221;</p>
<p>The governor noted that the mainstream media sent out alerts before voting had even started in a lot of areas declaring that Trump had won the caucus.</p>
<p>&#8220;They were just so excited about the fact that they were predicting that we wouldn&#8217;t be able to get our ticket punched here out of Iowa,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I can tell you, because of your support, in spite of all of that they threw at us, everyone against us, we&#8217;ve got our ticket punched out of Iowa.&#8221;</p>
<p>DeSantis said that he would do everything he could to protect &#8220;the sacred fire of liberty&#8221; that America&#8217;s Founding Fathers ignited.</p>
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<p>In thanking his supporters for their efforts, DeSantis said: &#8220;You helped us get a ticket punched out of the Hawkeye State. We have a lot of work to do, but I can tell you this as the next president of the United States: I am going to get the job done for this country.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I am not going to make any excuses,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;And I guarantee you this: I will not let you down. Thank you. God bless you.&#8221;</p>
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