As this post goes live, brave voters have just begun to caucus after suffering through the polar vortex in Iowa. Who will they choose as the Republican nominee? Perhaps some sense of that may come from the people falling into line behind former president Donald Trump. Doug Burgum jumped into the race as an alternative to Trump, but yesterday rallied behind him:
“I’m here to do something that none of the other presidential primary candidates have done and that’s endorse Donald J. Trump for the president of the United States of America” Burgum said at a Trump rally in Iowa Sunday.
The endorsement gives Trump additional tailwinds as he heads into Monday’s Iowa caucuses. Polls show he is leading the Republican primary field by more than 30 percentage points.
And perhaps more pointedly, Marco Rubio announced his endorsement an hour or so later, a blow to fellow Floridian Ron…
