Governor Ron DeSantis may enter the GOP primary race as soon as next week. When he does, watch out. He is going to outwork everyone in order to win the crucial first states of Iowa and New Hampshire. That’s the message coming from his camp. He has his work cut out for him, as Trump is still head and shoulders above him in all the polling data available to date.

The super PAC supporting him, Never Back Down, is well-financed to give Team Trump pause. It is reported to have an operating budget of $100 million and is on a hiring spree in the first 19 states, according to a senior adviser who discussed plans on the condition of anonymity with The Messenger. There is an Iowa carveout of about $10M for field operations and up to 80 full and part-time staff. No one is willing to go on the record yet but one confident said the plan is for DeSantis to campaign as longtime Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley does – in all 99 counties. They call it the ‘Full Grassley’...