“You are not dropping out of this race tonight or tomorrow, no matter what? Fair?” an MSNBC reporter asked.

“No, we are going on. We’ve been built for the long haul. It is all about the accumulation of delegates.”

“Even if you come in third place tonight there is no chance your campaign is dropping out? Is that what you are saying?” the reporter followed up.

“We’re in it for the long haul. We’re going to do well. I know the media likes to do the speculation. I’m excited for the votes to come in because that will be the first real data point,” DeSantis responds before MSNC changes the segment.

[I don’t see either Haley or DeSantis getting out before Super Tuesday. They both have enough resources to fight that long. That’s less than two months away and four months before the convention, so there really isn’t any rush for people to leave before that point anyway. With that said, a third-place finish tonight in Iowa would almost certainly kill off DeSantis’ fundraising, at least until he can score an outright win. And of course, what else would we expect DeSantis to say before the first caucus votes get cast? — Ed]