Who knows how much it will matter that Nikki Haley dusted off the old line about New Hampshire correcting Iowa ten days before the Iowa caucuses? But it wasn’t smart. She’s been nipping at the heels of DeSantis and has a burst of new resources, which would suggest she has some serious chance of finishing second in Iowa.

That would perhaps be a nice boost going into New Hampshire, where she is beginning to look potentially competitive with Trump. It’d be mighty foolish to take a step back in Iowa over a line she could just as easily have used in a week or so after losing (but perhaps over-performing) in the state.