The ex-President HAS BEEN arrested on criminal charges TWICE…..
He could be arrested TWO more times in the next 30 days….
Running for President sitting in crimonal trials is NOT something the GOP Senators are saying IN public nomatter what the party poll numbers say FOR Trump….
The other sweeptakes contestents do NOT seem to have a prayer leaving thge Grand ole Party with no Plan B if Donald Trump IS covicted on criminal charges ….
Criminals Charges convictions IN several places ?
Jail Time?….(Long Shot but NOT out of the picture Trump and others KNOW)
(WTF is gonna vote for a guy sentenced to jail?….Even if he’s a ex-President?)
(Trump will always have a core of support)
Democrats are quietly watching this whole thing play out into something that could give them a second even BIGGER Joe Bioden win and send the House back to them and keep the Senate ….
Republican senators who don’t want to see former President Trump as their party’s nominee are feeling increasingly anxious that special counsel Jack Smith is actually helping Trump’s presidential campaign through his dogged pursuit of the former president.
They fear that another round of federal charges against Trump will only further boost his fundraising and poll numbers, solidifying his possession as the dominant front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary field.
And they worry that Smith’s effect on the Republican presidential primary is being magnified by prominent House Republicans and conservative media personalities who have rallied behind Trump, effectively blotting out the rest of the GOP presidential field.
“They wish he would go away,” said a Republican senator, who requested anonymity to comment on private conversation, of fellow GOP senators’ concerns that Smith is helping propel Trump to victory.
“They wish they would both go away,” the senator added, referring to Smith and Trump.
The senator said constituents are calling on colleagues to “stand by Trump,” essentially turning the GOP presidential primary into a referendum on the former president and his battles with the Biden Justice Department.
The senator said Smith is “absolutely” the best thing going for Trump’s presidential campaign….
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“I should explain to my constituents who complain that the Democrats are out to ambush Trump: ‘No, they want him to be Republican nominee because he is the one who would lose,’” the senator added. …..
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“Donald Trump has proven that’s not the case. He was right: He could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and it wouldn’t make a difference,” he [Romney] said.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who doesn’t think Trump can win a general election matchup against Biden, said the indictments have rallied Republican voters behind Trump “so far.”
“But he hasn’t had a trial yet,” he said. “That could change things.”