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Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 US presidential race on Sunday and endorsed frontrunner Donald Trump, narrowing the Republican field to two major candidates ahead of the closely watched New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. His exit from the race is a stunning blow to the political fortunes of a candidate who just two years ago won a second term as governor in a landslide election. Trump holds 50% of support among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, versus 39% for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, according to a CNN poll. Haley intensified her attacks on Trump at the weekend.