They think, and I agree, that most Republican primary voters will stick with Donald Trump no matter what….
It would appear that Trump COULD go down in flames with the national vote taking the party with him….
BUT?
I’m betting American’s will NOT elect a guy who lost one Presidential election already….Running with a pile of court cases, including criminal case’s that he probably can’t come out clean from…
Biden & Co are probably praying for a Trump rematch with him carrying his legal baggage and running his mouth in public….
Senate Republicans say former President Trump’s growing legal problems are unlikely to affect his march to the GOP nomination, though they fear the jury verdict finding him liable for sexual abuse could be a serious obstacle to retaking the White House.
A New York jury’s finding that Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s is more serious and potentially more damaging to his standing with swing voters than the former president’s legal battle with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, they said.
But even Trump’s most vocal GOP critics predict it won’t injure him seriously with Republican primary voters, who have stood by Trump through many storms of criticism and controversy.
“I don’t know that it changes his lead in the polls. I think that’s unlikely,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said of last week’s verdict. “I think he’ll continue to lead in the Republican primary polls.
“I’ve been predicting that he will the nominee for a long time. I continue to predict that,” he added….
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DeSantis, who is expected to formally launch his presidential campaign in the next few weeks, traveled to Iowa this past weekend and has aggressively courted support from Republican officials in the state.
Yet Trump is beating DeSantis even in Florida. Another National Research Inc. poll commissioned by the Center for American Greatness found Trump leading by 8 percentage points, 42 percent to 36 percent, in the Sunshine State…
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who was one of two GOP senators to attend a DeSantis meet-and-greet event in Washington last month, said there’s still enough time for the Florida governor to stage a comeback.
“I think it’s going to have to be a state-by-state race, and it sounds to me like there’s going to be multiple candidates, including DeSantis,” he said. “I don’t think most people are focused on the presidential race in 2024 yet.”
Asked about Trump’s dominance in the polls despite his legal problems, Cornyn said: “Maybe it’s because he gets all the free media coverage. It’s hard to compete with that.”…