The pro-Donald Trump super PAC MAGA Inc.'s ad campaign received far more votes than groups supporting Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, according to data reviewed by Breitbart News.
Former President Donald Trump had a historic performance in the Hawkeye State, but Haley and DeSantis couldn't compete in the same league as the 45th president.
The report said pro-Haley and pro-DeSantis spent a combined $72 million in Iowa to take second and third place in the state.
Compared to the pro-Haley and pro-DeSantis groups, only MAGA Inc., a Trump-supporting super PAC, Spent $11.4 million to support President Trump's landslide victory. MAGA is led by former Trump press secretary Taylor Budowicz, along with longtime Trump pollster and strategist Tony Fabrizio.
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Group supporting Haley include SFA Fund Co., Ltd. American actions for prosperity, spent a total of $31,250,000. This suggests that SFA Fund Inc. and Americans for Prosperity Action spent more than $31 million to earn 21,085 votes for third place, or about $1,524 per vote.
Despite Haley's lackluster performance in the Iowa caucuses, Haley insists the race has become a “two-person race.”
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Team DeSantis, which includes super PACs Never Back Down, Fight Right and Good Fight, reportedly spent more than $30 million to secure second place in the Iowa caucuses with 23,420 votes.
DeSantis' campaign said the Florida governor has “earned the right to withdraw from Iowa.”
But with more than $30 million spent, the pro-DeSantis group Spent Approximately $1,280 per vote.
In contrast to Haley and DeSantis' groups, MAGA Inc. spent about $202 per vote.
Many MAGA Inc. ads that aired ahead of the Iowa caucuses criticized DeSantis' views on Social Security and Medicare.
Some drew a sharp contrast between President Trump and President Joe Biden.
According to reports, MAGA Inc. broadcasted Approximately 21,000 television ads will air this cycle.
Alex Pfeiffer, Communications Director, MAGA Inc. Said In a statement about Trump's historic victory in Iowa, he said:
Tonight, the people of Iowa sent a clear message that Donald Trump will be the next Republican presidential nominee. Now it's time to make him the next president of the United States.
Joe Biden's team just announced a huge war chest. Every dollar spent by President Trump's major losers is a dollar that could go toe-to-toe with Joe Biden. Once the DC RINOs are done crying over cocktails over tonight's results, it's time for Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy to face reality and stop wasting their time and resources.
In his victory speech Monday night, President Trump called on Americans of all backgrounds to come together and work to rebuild the country.
“I truly believe this is a time for everyone, for our country, to come together,” Trump said. “We want to come together.”
“Whether we're Republican or Democrat, whether we're liberal or conservative, we all come together to fix the world, fix the problems, fix all the death and destruction that we're seeing. “It would be great if we could do that,” he added.
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
