DeSantis allies dish on why his campaign spiraled: 'Ron is the smartest guy in the room. Everyone else is an idiot.'

• Former aides and consultants are dishing on what went wrong for Ron DeSantis.
• The Florida governor has a difficult path forward after a distance second-place finish in Iowa.
• "The DeSantis campaign was too much of a DeSantis fan club," a former consultant told The Messenger.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' former aides and allies are already writing his presidential campaign's obituary.