DES MOINES, Iowa – (Gray Iowa Capitol Bureau) – Bob Vander Plaats, the leader of a prominent social conservative organization in Iowa, Tuesday evening endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president less than two months before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation GOP Caucuses.
“He (DeSantis) can lead on day one. He won’t be a lame duck president on day one,” Vander Plaats told Gray TV Iowa’s Des Moines Bureau in a 1 on 1 interview. “He’ll surround himself with the best and brightest. He’s got a record of not only saying what he’s going to do but actually getting it done as governor of Florida.”
Vander Plaats, the president and CEO of The Family Leader, has a track record of endorsing winners. In 2008 he endorsed former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. In 2012 he supported former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum. And in 2016 Vander Plaats endorsed Texas Senator Ted…
