This debate was particularly interesting because the fight was not about the nomination itself, but about the status of the first reserve in case ex-president Donald Trump cannot fully claim the White House.
Trump himself did not participate in this debate, which is also understandable. All polls, without exception, show that support for Trump as a candidate for the Republican nomination among the voters of this party is higher than for his competitors, taken together (most often between 60% and 70%), and the more the investigations and court proceedings against Trump gain momentum , the more support and donation amounts grow. Also, not only Republicans, but also the majority of vacillating voters consider the proceedings against Trump to be unjust and politically motivated. If the election started now, then Trump would convincingly crush all intra-party rivals and confidently return to the White House, even despite the specific order of the US presidential election.
At the same time, the situation may experience radical changes (as it already happened before the previous, 2020, elections), including the Democrats trying to find options in the country’s constitution to prevent Trump’s candidacy for the position of the US president (not including his name in the list of candidates), at least in some states. What these attempts will end up with is not clear, but theoretically there is a possibility that Trump may be denied the chance to run in some states, including wavering ones, and it may prove fatal to his ambitions.
There are other reasons why Republicans need a strong number two, and the debate over that status (as well as a potential vice presidential run) has been raging, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, until now considered Trump’s main challenger, likely to say, the failure as he began to deviate from the “Trump line” and lean towards compromises, as well as the rise of Indian-origin businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, positioning himself as a staunch supporter of Trump’s policies. In the ratings, this fact is only manifested as a decrease in popularity of Desantis, but it is clear that in case of “what if”, it is Ramaswamy who will be the main contender for the vacant leadership position, which promises many interesting and unprecedented turns for the United States
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