Trump’s latest arraignment, which brings the charges against him to 78, is bad news for all the Republican presidential candidates
, immigration and the Joe Biden economic record – Mr. Trump’s continuing domination of the news makes it difficult for them to get the exposure they need to sculpt a persona here and in Iowa, which holds the first caucuses in early January, eight days before the primary here. It makes it difficult for their policy positions to be heard; their remarks are drowned out by the Trump spectacle.
For Mr. Trump, there is the maxim, well known in these hills, that even strong front runners are vulnerable to upsets. His social-media posts may say he is profiting from three indictments, with a fourth likely on the way as Georgia officials polish their case charging Mr. Trump for attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, but the Cruz precedent weighs on Mr. Trump and his strategists.
“I would say to the Trump campaign: Be careful what you ask for,” said former state attorney-general Thomas Rath, a prominent local Republican and a key figure in the New Hampshire campaigns of senator Bob Dole of Kansas , governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee , and governor George W. Bush of Texas . “All of us who obsess on polls better be careful [not] to rush to a judgment.
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