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Predicting anything related to Donald Trump is a dangerous endeavor under any circumstances, and it may be even more foolhardy given his current dual roles as a presidential front-runner and criminal defendant. But when several of the Republicans seeking their party’s presidential nomination gather in Milwaukee about two weeks from now for the first debate of the 2024 election cycle, Trump’s participation in that program is now looking increasingly unlikely.
The difficulty confronting his challengers was in stark relief last week. Ron DeSantis announced a sweeping economic agenda. Other candidates were on the campaign trail in Iowa, New Hampshire, and in Chris Christie’s case, Ukraine. But Trump was in the courtroom, and everything that the rest of the field said or did was processed in the context of what they thought about his most recent indictment. That is, if they were noticed at all.
All of which is great news for Trump. As long as he is able to continue to eclipse the rest of the field, the less reason GOP primary voters will have to reconsider their support for him. New polling last week revealed that his backing among Republicans will not significantly weaken unless he is found guilty of the charges he is facing. His lawyers are working feverishly to delay the court proceedings so a verdict can not be reached until after the election.
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