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George Skelton: Trump running in 2024 is a dream come true for Democrats. He's the weakest candidate out there

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Our long national nightmare is … continuing.

Apologies for stealing and twisting President Gerald Ford's famous 1974 line about the Nixon nightmare finally being over.

The Trump nightmare still disturbs us, disgorging the egomaniac's negativism and allowing us no rest from his divisiveness.

But it's now the Republican Party's nightmare more than the Democrats'.

For Democratic pros, Donald Trump's announcement of another presidential candidacy is a dream come true. He may be the weakest nominee the GOP could field in 2024.

And even Republicans are showing signs of being awakened

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