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- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a double-digit lead among Iowa college-educated Republicans in a hypothetical matchup with Trump.
- It's very unlikely that the GOP race will narrow to just the two candidates before the Iowa caucuses.
- Even if it does, the same poll shows that Trump still has a healthy overall lead.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a double-digit lead over former President Donald Trump among college-educated Republicans in a hypothetical one-on-one match-up in Iowa.
The bit of good news, however, is a perfect illustration of why DeSantis faces such long odds in the state, and arguably has struggled to cut into Trump's national lead.