From the Jan. 6 mob attack to the fate of Ukraine, the GOP is at a crossroads.
Seven said they’d support the ex-president if he wins the nomination, even if he’s a convicted felon by then.For Trump supporters weighing whether a candidate facing 91 criminal charges is the best pick for 2024, the debate offered a range of options.Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy made the most explicit play for the Trump base, airing a number of provocative proposals and casting his rivals as weak on the party’s undisputed but indicted leader.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ calling card when he jumped into the race was that he was Trumpy without the baggage.That wasn’t exactly how he positioned himself Wednesday night. He touted Florida’s resistance to masking and other pandemic restrictions, which resonates with Trump’s base while doubling as a jab at Trump.
Yet he was the one getting the front-runner treatment, as it were – attacked from all sides as though he were the biggest threat on stage. Six of the eight candidates in Milwaukee are current or former governors. Two of those six also served as a U.S. attorney, one was vice president, one was ambassador to the United Nations. The seventh is a senator.Advertisement
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