Intended to solidify support in the early primary state, Trump's Saturday event only demonstrates the 2024 presidential race is wide open.
"A lot of people who, like Trump's policies, or even like him personally, feel like it is time to move on," Dallas Woodhouse, executive director of the SCPC and former chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party told Newsweek."My sense is that things have changed a lot since this past midterm election result, which wasRuling Trump out of the race this early would be careless, however.
Most crucial of all, Trump remains almost impervious to attacks from his left flank as well as his right, with a rabid following willing to turn on anyone who falls out of Trump's good graces. Even amid open speculation of a primary challenge, few of the prospective candidates—Scott, Haley, Pence, even DeSantis—have been willing to openly attack the former president, particularly with more than a year to go until the start of the 2024 presidential primaries.
"At this early point in the race you sort of have to ask, is anybody willing to take a punch from Trump? a veteran South Carolina political strategist currently employed by a potential Trump challenger told Newsweek."Eventually, you're going to have to, but are they actually going to punch back? Or are they gonna sort of throw beanbags at Trump and say they love them? That to me is like a super interesting question.
Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump hold signs during a rally at the Florence Regional Airport on March 12, 2022 in Florence, South Carolina. The visit by Trump is his first rally in South Carolina since his election loss in 2020.Even DeSantis, who is considered the best bet to defeat Trump, has appeared unwilling to openly challenge him, even as all signs indicate his name will be on the ticket.
Trump's biggest hurdle, however, is maintaining control of a movement that he'd helped shape, but was never his to begin with, one fueled by a coalition of Tea Party conservatives and disaffected populists that allowed him to pull the support necessary to defeat then-challengerWhile his willingness to break longstanding political norms and challenge the political establishment helped accelerate him to the top of the Republican field in 2016, the former president has since had to contend...
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