Scott Presler endorses Trump and ‘humbly’ invites DeSantis supporters to join him

DES MOINES, Iowa – Conservative Republican activist Scott Presler endorsed former President Donald Trump ahead of the GOP Iowa caucus Monday night, calling on conservatives to “come together as a family in order to save the country we love.”

“It is with great honor, humility, and excitement that I announce today, before the Iowa Caucus, my enthusiastic & wholehearted endorsement for Donald J. Trump for President,” Presler said.

Presler had been placing an emphasis throughout the 2024 primary on Republican organization and taking advantage of local election laws when it relates to voting by mail, ballot harvesting or ballot drop boxes after the 2020 election.

“AZ, NC, NV, & PA are all states where voters register by party,” Presler said last year. “Our #1 focus should be converting unaffiliated voters to Republican & getting as many voters as we can on the vote by mail list.”

In his endorsement of Trump Monday, before the former president’s massive 30 point victory, Presler pointed to the border crisis, foreign war, economic policy and constitutional rights being “tramped upon.”

“There is no 2028 without winning 2024,” Presler said. “This is it — it’s 2024 or bust.”

In another statement, Presler reacted to a Gov. Ron DeSantis supporter, Scott Morefield of TownHall, who said that after the governor’s Iowa performance, the primary is “over.”

“Can we amend this to say that Governor DeSantis supporters are welcome & invited to have a seat at the table?” Presler said. “I mean this very nicely & humbly.”

“He lost my vote during this ugly primary process, and he’s going to have to earn it back,” Morefield replied.

The New Hampshire primary is Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Polling predicts a Trump victory of nearly 15 points at 43.5% of the vote, to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s predicted 29.3%.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie having dropped out of the race, DeSantis is projected to take third place in single digits; however, the polls were wrong by nearly 6% in Iowa about the governor.

If that error remains consistent, DeSantis may finish above 10% in New Hampshire, but still in third place.