Amid fundraising struggles, Williamson laid off her staff nationwidesuspended her campaign in the weeks before 2020's leadoff Iowa caucus, saying she didn't want to "get in the way of a progressive candidate winning.”

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/world-news/marianne-williamson-opens-long-shot-2024-challenge-to-biden-6648875

In a commanding display of early support, former President Donald Trump has emerged as the majority of likely Iowa caucus voter’s No. 1 choice among Republican presidential nominees, according to the latest Iowa State University/Civiqs poll.

Source: https://www.wgmd.com/poll-iowa-caucusgoers-say-trump-no-1-choice/

Mr Ramaswamy said he’s “confident” his campaign with “overdeliver massively” during the Iowa caucus in January.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-supreme-court-colorado-biden-latest-b2469004.html

Uthmeier shrugged off these numbers, arguing they were “The same polls that predicted Donald Trump would win the Iowa caucus back in 2016.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-dana-bash-corners-desantis-campaign-manager-over-failure-to-close-the-gap-with-trump-in-iowa-whats-happening/

While losing the Iowa caucus to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in 2016, Trump went on to win the New Hampshire GOP primary by a wide margin and then went on to become president.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/30/lucas-desantis-can-beat-biden-his-real-test-is-trump/