Third Verse, Same as the First: Republicans Shrug at Latest Trump Case

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/us/politics/trump-indictment-republicans.html

News of a possible indictment related to Jan. 6 brought a muddled response from some of Donald Trump’s 2024 rivals, and familiar attacks on President Biden from his allies in Congress.

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JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (5 replies)

They know he’s done and are moving on to the next face of fascism

StarManta@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y (4 replies)

He is still leading 2024 Republican primary polls by a WIDE margin. They absolutely do not “know he’s done”.

JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (3 replies)

But he’s alienated centrists, republicans can’t win off of republicans alone. There aren’t enough of them, they have to depend on swinging some of the centrist single issue voters but even they are being put off with trumps clear crimes

knaugh@frig.social · 9 pts · 3y (1 reply)

this assumes they plan on winning an election legitimately

JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y

They haven’t planned on winning legitimately since bush

StarManta@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

I’m not saying he has a chance in hell of winning a majority of voters in the general election. Only that Republicans are still under his thrall.