Republican Party operatives who have spent years trying to banish Donald Trump from US political life say the former president's 2024 campaign has gained so much steam that they fear he is by far the favorite to become the presidential nominee again
While the party's nomination race is still in its early days, the angst among "Never Trumpers" -- a small group of Republicans who have opposed Trump since he was first elected in 2016 -- is a sign the former president could be gaining momentum over his top potential rival Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
The "Never Trumpers," some of whom have left the Republican Party but still work to undermine Trump with voters, say their hopes for DeSantis are waning."If we could stop Trump becoming the nominee, we would do that. But he's going to be the nominee," said Reed Galen, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, a prominent anti-Trump group of current and former Republicans.
DeSantis's mixed messaging on U.S. support for Ukraine, his reluctance to respond forcefully to Trump's attacks on him and his poorer showing in some national and key state polls have unnerved allies and donors. Trump has so far collected 67 endorsements for the Republican nomination, including from 57 members of Congress, according to FiveThirtyEight.com, a website that tracks opinion polls and politics. DeSantis has four.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the 2023 NHGOP Amos Tuck Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 14, 2023.
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