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Aside from occupying the White House itself, former President Donald Trump is exactly where he wants to be — at the center of the national political dialogue, a dominating media presence and a controlling influence in the selection of a Republican presidential nominee in 2024.
He was impeached twice, lost reelection to an opponent who seldom left his basement, remains under at least two Department of Justice investigations, is the subject of civil and criminal inquiries into his personal and business dealings, and stands accused of encouraging a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol two years ago.
Despite what appears to be insurmountable baggage, he leads the field of potential Republican nominees and in some polls holds a lead over President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 contest.
By any measure, his status is extraordinary, a testament to the most massive ego in modern political history and to the overwhelming power of social media, which has supplanted traditional media as the primary source of news while trafficking in rumor, conjecture, analysis, scrutiny, informed and uninformed opinion and conspiracy theories.
For the Republican Party establishment, sensing an opportunity to regain the presidency and control of Congress, Trump is a monumental problem, the essence of a deep fear that his candidacy would drag the party to crushing defeat.
A campaign whose central theme would be allegations of a fraudulent 2020 election produces heartburn among top party leadership, who blame the former president for the dismal showing in last November’s congressional midterm elections, in which most of Trump’s endorsed candidates were defeated.
Trump’s hold on a portion of the party base remains fairly strong, but signs of erosion have surfaced, notably polling that reveals a majority of Republicans prefer someone other than him as the candidate.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-wont-let-gop-084504755.html
He was impeached twice, lost reelection to an opponent who seldom left his basement, remains under at least two Department of Justice investigations, is the subject of civil and criminal inquiries into his personal and business dealings, and stands accused of encouraging a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol two years ago.
Despite what appears to be insurmountable baggage, he leads the field of potential Republican nominees and in some polls holds a lead over President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 contest.
By any measure, his status is extraordinary, a testament to the most massive ego in modern political history and to the overwhelming power of social media, which has supplanted traditional media as the primary source of news while trafficking in rumor, conjecture, analysis, scrutiny, informed and uninformed opinion and conspiracy theories.
For the Republican Party establishment, sensing an opportunity to regain the presidency and control of Congress, Trump is a monumental problem, the essence of a deep fear that his candidacy would drag the party to crushing defeat.
A campaign whose central theme would be allegations of a fraudulent 2020 election produces heartburn among top party leadership, who blame the former president for the dismal showing in last November’s congressional midterm elections, in which most of Trump’s endorsed candidates were defeated.
Trump’s hold on a portion of the party base remains fairly strong, but signs of erosion have surfaced, notably polling that reveals a majority of Republicans prefer someone other than him as the candidate.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-wont-let-gop-084504755.html