DeSantis faces protesters during New Hampshire GOP speech.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis received a celebrity treatment during his first trip to New Hampshire, headlining a sold-out state party dinner and winning multiple standing ovations. Despite his big reputation, DeSantis is trying to walk the walk in this small state that prides itself on putting politicians through the retail-politics ringer. He is expected to follow up his star turn in Manchester with some smaller stops on Saturday, which could spell trouble for his would-be rivals in the polling single-digits, who’ve been betting big on early state retail politicking to set themselves apart from their big-name competitors — DeSantis and Former President Donald Trump, who is still No. 1 in the polls.