Many Republicans opposed to former President Donald Trump's 2024 re-election campaign admit there is little they can do to stop him from claiming the Republican nomination.
The perception that Mr. Trump is likely to win is demoralizing his Republican opponents, who have spent millions of dollars trying to defeat him in key primary states. But polls in each state show Trump leading the Republican candidate by wide margins.
- iowa: Trump leads DeSantis by 37 points
- new hampshire: Trump leads Haley by 14 points
- south carolina: Trump leads Haley by 31 points
“Trump ignores all political gravitas and rules and has consistently ignored them both nationally and in Iowa,” said Doug Gross, a Republican operative who is organizing Haley's caucus. . Said politiko. “That's why he's in the position he is now, because he's got a very strong bass fan and a strong brand, and he knows how to play the fiddle.”
On Wednesday, the Trump campaign announced it would hold two rallies in Iowa, the first major Republican state. Some Republican Trump critics say Trump's large lead in the Hawkeye State allows him to allocate his time and energy to other things, while his opponents are falling prey to the “cost fallacy.” Some people claim that they seem to have fallen into a trap.
“Why would he do something different? It risks undermining his strategy, the work he has done solely to rise and consolidate his power.” said Jeff Timmer, senior adviser to the Trump Lincoln Project and former executive director of the Michigan Republican Party.
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Timmer added that Trump dominates the news cycle, even though he never attended a debate. “Let's have DeSantis and Nikki Haley debate on CNN. Okay, great. I'm going to get on Fox and take over City Hall and pre-empt everything — I'm going to suck all the air out of there,” he said. Told. politiko.
Dave Carney, a veteran New Hampshire-based Republican strategist, echoed Gross and Timmer's sentiments, saying Trump ran a “much more disciplined and focused campaign than the other two.” praised.
“He has a great organization and is finally getting noticed,” he said. “Sometimes it's not about guarding the defense, it's about using a candidate's resources wisely.” Over New Year's weekend in Iowa, no one cared about anything other than Michigan losing. think [in the College Football Playoffs]. He doesn't need to do that. He's not behind. ”
President Trump told Breitbart News that he would like to face Biden in a rematch in 2020, assuming the former president wins the nomination, but “I can't believe I'll be the nominee.” .
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“He's a fraud. He's a crook. He's a bad guy,” President Trump said. “But throughout his life so far, he's always been able to convince people that he's a really nice guy.”
“If you compare him now to who he was 15, 20 years ago, he's a completely different type of guy. That guy can't talk. This guy can't string two sentences together,” Trump said. continued. “So I'm like, I can't believe he's going to be a candidate. I hope so. But I can't believe he's going to be a candidate.”
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