“What happened tonight is appalling– the media calling the race for Donald Trump before votes had been cast. I personally spoke in multiple precincts in front of hundreds of voters. And while I’m presenting and delivering the closing arguments around just for Ron DeSantis, and actually flipping voters, people start getting alerts on their phone saying the race is over before they’ve even…one guy said, why why do we even bother voting if it’s already over? That is absurd.” – DeSantis campaign spokesman Andrew Romeo.
Absolutely outrageous that the media would participate in election interference by calling the race before tens of thousands of Iowans even had a chance to vote. The media is in the tank for Trump and this is the most egregious example yet.
— Andrew Romeo (@andrewromeo33) January 16, 2024
They are calling it as the caucus sites are still ongoing. If that isn’t election interference I don’t know what is. They are literally trying to force people to go home because it’s already over according to the news networks. In 2024 news travels fast. We’ve become a…
— Nick Stelzner (@stelzner_n1150) January 16, 2024
.@RonDeSantis campaign alleges ‘election interference’ as media calls #IowaCaucus early for @RealDonaldTrump
Reporting by @AGGancarskihttps://t.co/dAEQZqTw1L#FlaPol pic.twitter.com/456IKYBq2N
— Phil Ammann (@PhilAmmann) January 16, 2024