What GOP Voters Have Told Me Since Trump’s Indictment
They’re open to an alternative to the former president, but his rivals can’t touch him.
by Sarah Longwell
May 09, 2023
4 minutes
Donald Trump is the clear GOP front-runner for 2024. This isn’t news—he has dominated most polling since the day Joe Biden was sworn in. Despite leading the GOP to a historically bad midterm, being saddled with a dismal 25 percent approval rating, and becoming the first former president to be indicted, his prospects for winning the Republican nomination are only growing stronger.
Since the indictment, Republicans—including those running against him—have . His fundraising has . And he’s racked up . Meanwhile, his Republican opposition is floundering. Nikki Haley is apparently her fundraising. Mike Pence is getting by party hard-liners. Asa Hutchinson, Tim Scott, and Vivek Ramaswamy toil
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