CNN contributor David Axelrod said Wednesday on “Outfront” that former President Donald Trump was “an idiot” during his victory speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday night.
“This is the reality, and it's been true since the beginning of a major part of this campaign, that Donald Trump is gaining support from a very important demographic in the Republican primary: Republicans,” Axelrod said. “There is,” he said. In New Hampshire, he defeated Republicans 3-1. She won among independents, but New Hampshire is the easiest state for independents to participate. ”
National Review writer Raihan Salam said: “One of the important things to keep in mind is that the Donald Trump who runs in 2024 will be clearly different than he was in 2016. There's an impromptu President Trump giving his victory speech above. But there's also a very disciplined Trump campaign… They attack Nikki Haley from the right on immigration, then they attack her from the left on Social Security. I was there.”
Axelrod said, “I guarantee you they didn't say, 'Go out and act like an idiot and go after Nikki Haley and shame Tim Scott in a really personal and sexist way.' It was an impromptu playing card.” The challenge for his campaign team is whether they can do all the blocking and tackling well, and they are. But they can't control him. Last night was a really bad exhibition. And that probably only made Haley more determined to stay. ”
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